When used properly, it is the correct term for a flexible tube or pipe that chiefly carries
water from a rigid
pipe connection. The actual term originated in Britain where it is used almost exclusively, and it is also used correctly in most Southern States of the
USA. In most areas of the North Eastern
USA, Garden hose is an acceptable term, which implies use only for a garden although seldom used solely for this purpose.
When, "Hosepipe" is used in urban
slang, it is usually used derogatorily by a person from the Northern States of the
USA, often while attempting a poorly portrayed Southern accent to imply some degree of unintelligent speak, I.e. trying to belittle the intended person or audience. Ironically, the actual use of this term in the fore mentioned manner has the opposite effect, thus by revealing the user's own insufficient intellect.
So be forewarned, if you use this term as Urban Slang to belittle a person or group of
people, then it is suggested that you use it around your fellow group/
crew of uneducated halfwits that will not be able to discern true intelligence from an unsubstantiated inflamed
ego.
Yous Guys,
today sawr a guy wearing overalls,
irregardless that there aint no farms in
the city. He probly just finished, "Drank'n from a Hosepipe" before he left the boonies.
