Definition of hosey

hosey

• Among children, to lay claim to in a situation in which the first person to lay a claim gets the claimed object. Synonym for "dibs".

  I hosie the red apple.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by N.S. T. from Santa Fe, NM, USA on Feb 15 2005.

• also "hozey", "hozy."

  Last edited on Aug 17 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 17 2009.

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high hosey	Definitions include: to lay claim to.

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