hosemonkey en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From hose + monkey.
Meanings
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(slang, uncommon) Term of endearment for a firefighter.
"Want me to ride with you?" she offered. "I'm a registered nurse when I'm not playing hose monkey."
2009, Steven "Kelly" Grayson, En Route: A Paramedic's Stories of Life, Death, and Everything in Between:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hose-monkey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hosemonkeys | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hose monkey | alternative | lexicographic |