Some Common Hashing terms you may hear on trail or around town
Alcohol Abuse: spilling or otherwise wasting beer at any time during a hash, especially during down-downs
"Are You?" (R U?): question shouted by the pack to FRBs, meaning "Are you on trail?"
Arrow: directional trail mark; also see True Trail Arrow, Pack Arrow
Auto-Hashing: hitching a ride to the end, a heinous violation of hash etiquette
Back Check (BC): trail mark* indicating that runners should turn around and retrace their path while looking for true trail, which branched off somewhere before the BC; sometimes accompanied by a number indicating the number of marks the pack should go back before looking for true trail
Bad Trail (BT): 1) a section of trail which goes nowhere; 2) trail mark* indicating the end of a BT; see also False Trail, YBF
Balls Check: trail mark* indicating a check or intersection which must be solved by male hashers before the pack can proceed
Beer: see Piss
Beer Check: 1) beverage stop; 2) trail mark* indicating a beverage stop Beer Master: mismanagement member in charge of ensuring an adequate beverage supply for hash events; also "biermeister"
Beer Near: trail mark* indicating proximity of beverages; can be associated with a beer check, on-in, or on-home
Blow Job: see Bad Trail
Boob Check: trail mark* indicating a check or intersection which must be solved by female hashers before the pack can proceed
Butt Chug: See Debauchery
Butt Painting: See Debauchery
B-Van: vehicle used to transport beer, food, hash bags
Caught Hare: a hare who has been overtaken and physically caught by a member of the pack; normally honored during Down-Downs
Chalk: basic substance used for marking trail; see also Flour, Paper
Chalk Talk: trail instructions for virgin or visiting hashers
Check: trail mark* indicating an intersection where true trail may take another direction
"Checking!": answer shouted by FRB to pack when asked "Are You?", indicating that FRB has not determined whether the trail he's following is true or false
Circle: assembly of hashers at trail's end, normally for the purpose of conducting down-downs
Co-hare: hare's assistant . . . in many hashes it is normal to have two or more hares laying trail together; in others it is a rare event
C-word: euphemism for "competition" or "competitive"
Dead Fucking Last (DFL): last member of pack to finish trail, sometimes honored during down-downs (though this goes against the grain of hashing's "non-competitive" ethos)
Dead Hare: hare who lays the entire trail before the pack sets out; sometimes accompanies the pack to ensure it doesn't get lost (see Sweeper) Dead on Trail (DOT): hopelessly lost
Debauchery: Any of several morale-building mixed-sex activities indulged in by hashers, usually during aprés, usually (but not always) confined to American hashing circles
Doo-Loop: looping section of trail designed to slow down the pack and give the hare more lead
Down-Down: the ceremony of quaffing a beverage (an honor)
Down-Downs: the ceremony of honoring deserving hashers after the trail Erections: mismanagement elections, normally accomplished during the AGM False Trail: see Bad Trail; a section of trail going nowhere, designed to slow down the pack and give the hare more lead
Flour: a basic substance used to mark trail; see also Chalk, PaperFront Running Bastard (FRB): faster member of the pack, also the one member of the pack who finishes trail first (and is normally "honored" for same, since one should not be competitive)
Full Moon: frequently an occasion for an evening hash; many kennels hash every full moon throughout the year
"G" Day: February 11th. A.S. Gispert ("G"), the father of hashing, was killed in action defending Singapore from invading Japanese forces on this date in 1942
Gay: general-use adjective used to describe something as limp, lame, bland, or wimpy; opposite of Slutty
Grand Master: mismanagement member, ceremonial leader of the kennel; also Hash Master
Grand Mattress: mismanagement member; sometimes used as the title for a female grand master
Grand Mistress: mismanagement member; sometimes used as the title for a female grand master, but often used as the title for someone who organizes hash parties and dinners
Hare: hasher who lays the trail; see Live Hare, Dead Hare
Hare Arrow: trail mark*, normally means "true trail," but not always
Hare Raiser: mismanagement member in charge of lining up hares for future trails
Harrier: any hasher, male or female; in some hashes, a male hasher Harriette: female hasher
Hash: 1) the Hash House Harriers, as in "I run with the hash"; 2) an individual kennel, as in "I run with the New York Hash"; 3) the actual event, as in "I'm hashing tonight"; 4) trail marks*, as in chalk, flour, or paper
Hash Bag: bag of dry clothes and other post-trail necessities; see also Shag Bag
Hash Cash: 1) mismanagement member; the treasurer; 2) financial resources of the hash
Hash Crier: mismanagement member; calls other members to let them know when and where runs will start
Hash Devil: mismanagement member; in some hashes, the person in charge of down-downs or singling hashers out for violations; see also Couth MongerHasher: any Hash House Harrier
Hash Etiquette: euphemism for "rule"; also see Rule # 1
Hash Flash: hash photographer
Hash God: see Self-Appointed Officious Assholes
Hash Haberdasher: mismanagement member in charge of T-shirts, hats, mementos, etc
Hash Harlot: mismanagement member, often a female religious adviser; meaning varies between kennels
Hash Horn: mismanagement member; carries a horn or bugle on trail, blows it to encourage and guide the pack
Hash House: 1) the Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, meeting place of the Mother Hash; 2) any hash hangout, usually a bar
Hash House Harrier: any hasher
Hash House Harriers (HHH or H3): 1) hashers; 2) the hash
Hash House Horrors: hashers' children
Hash Hymn: song sung by the pack during down-downs; see also International Hash HymnHashing: the act of running a hash trail
Hash Master: mismanagement member; see Grand MasterHash Name: nickname, usually bestowed after a set number of runs or in honor of a notable incident; not used by all hashes
Hash Quack: mismanagement member in charge of administering first aid to injured hashers
Hash Scribe: mismanagement member normally in charge of writing the hash trash
Hash Shit (Hash-It, Hashit): offensive or embarrassing object given to a hasher for notable on-trail accomplishments, normally carried by the awardee on subsequent trails until it is awarded to someone else; sometimes also used as a nickname for the awardee
Hash Trash: newsletter containing writeups of past runs and announcements of upcoming events
Hash Time: an erratic measure of a precise phenomena. If the hash is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm, the actual start may be 2:17 or 2:29, or ??? Hat: in most hashes, not to be worn while doing down-downs
Hounds: the body of hashers in pursuit of the hare, see also Pack
HUYA: a plunger, acronym stands for "head up your ass"
Interhash: regional, national, or world hash gathering
Intersection: see CheckInternational Hash Hymn:
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"; see Hash Hymn
Kennel: Hash House Harrier chapter or club
Live Hare: hare who gets a nominal head start and is pursued by the pack as he lays trail Loop: see Doo-Loop
Long-Cutting Bastard (LCB): 1) slower member of the pack; 2) someone who gets horribly lost and comes in late
Mismanagement: hash officials; sometimes elected, sometimes appointed Mooning: mild form of debauchery
Mother Hash: Kuala Lumpur Hash House Harriers, first organized in 1938, still going strong and an inspiration to us all (except for the bit about "no women") M-word: euphemism for "marathon"
Naming Committee: group of hashers who bestow hash names upon new hashers
New Boot: see Virgin
New Shoe: drinking vessel used during down-downs; see also Tea Bag; heinous violation of hash etiquette
No Blow: hasher who forgets his whistle, normally honored with a down-down On-Afters: see Aprés, On-On-Ons, On-On-On-Ons
"On-Back": shouted by FRBs to the pack when FRBs encounter a back check On-Before: where hashers gather before the start of the hash, usually a public establishment
On-Home: 1) trail's end, also On-In; 2) trail mark* indicating proximity to end
On-In: see On-Home
On-Off: start of trail
"On-On": 1) shouted by FRBs or hounds to indicate they're on trail, sometimes used only to indicate true trail; 2) trail mark* in lieu of a true trail arrow
On-On-Ons: see Aprés, On-Afters, On-On-On-Ons
On-On-On-Ons: see Aprés, On-Afters, On-On-Ons
"On-One" ("On-Two," etc): shouted by FRBs or hounds to indicate the number of flour marks they've seen on an unexplored trail, usually after a check
On-Sec: mismanagement member normally in charge of hash rosters, run records, etc
On-Sex: more than one on-sec
"On the Ice!": 1) in many kennels, the block of ice upon which honorees sit during down-downs; 2) command given by the GM or RA to down-down recipients
On-Up! (or down, under, over, through, etc): what hounds sound to let those following know that the trail has become a challenge and the type of challenge being encountered
On-X: trail mark* meaning "on across," usually found near freeways, airport runways, rivers, etc
Pack: hashers in pursuit of the hare, also Hounds
Pack Arrow: mark left by a member of the pack indicating direction taken; follow at your own peril
Paper: basic substance used to mark trail; see also Chalk, Flour
Phantom Hare: secret hare, unknown to the pack
Photo Hash: theme hash where a photograph shows the pack where to run to; another photograph will be hidden at that location, and so on . . . a variation is the "Clue Hash," where hashers find their way by written clues Pick-Up Hash: hash where the hare is chosen at the last minute, usually through a drawing or game of chance; head starts are shorter and the hare is expected to be caught often--the hound catching the hare becomes the next hare, and so on
Piss: see Beer
Piss Drinking: See Debauchery
Pissed: drunk
"Piss Off": go away, get fucked, etc
Piss-Up: drinking session; a party
Piss Wagon: see B-Van
Player: obnoxious asshole; see also Poofter
Poofter: literally, a homo; in hash use, 1) a homo; 2) anyone not welcome at the hash (see Rule # 6); 3) a poseur; 4) a person who hangs around the hash but isn't really a hasher; 5) a major whinger; 6) a non-contributor in general; 7) a "player
" Poofterism: behavior associated with poofters
Pre-Lay: act of laying the trail or sections thereof before the hash; sometimes a violation, sometimes not, depending on kennel traditions; like masturbation, widely practiced but seldom admitted
Private Party: act of participating in a non-circle conversation, thereby showing disrespect to the GM during down-downs
Ranging: the process whereby certain hounds run with total disregard for the trail
Receding Hareline: list of upcoming hash events, normally printed in the hash trash
Red Dress Run: theme hash where hares and pack wear red dresses; variations include lingerie runs, mini-skirt runs, muumuu runs, nude runs, etc Regroup: trail mark* used in some hashes, where FRBs must wait for all members of the pack to arrive before setting out again
Religious Adviser/Advisor (RA): mismanagement member normally in charge of blessing the hash and settling disputes over tradition; sometimes in charge of down-down ceremonies
Respect: reverential attitude of right-thinking pack members toward the GM during the circle and down-downs
Rule: universally-understood tenet of acceptable hash behavior; never called a "rule" but often euphemized as "tradition" or "hash etiquette
" Rule # 1: "There are no rules
" Rule # 2: "See Rule # 1"
Rule # 6: "No poofters!"
R-word: euphemism for "race," "run," or "rule"
Self-Appointed Officious Assholes: see Hash God
Shag Bag: a bag of dry/warm clothing for use after the hash; see also Hash Bag
Shandy: "lady's" down-down drink made of beer and ginger ale; most often seen in the UK or Down Under
Shiggy: jungle, thick vegetation, rocks, cliffs, streams, etc; especially mud Shiggy-Shaggy (aka Zicky-Zacky): a chant made by the hash in response to anyone verbally screwing up. The offender must drink beer, but not necessarily a full down-down
Shitty: adjective used to describe a really good trail
Short-Cutting: the act of attempting to short-cut the trail, see also ZenningShort-Cutting Bastard (SCB): habitual short-cutter, a title of esteem in most hashes
Sixty-Nine: a number fraught with significance
Slutty: general-use adjective used to describe something as strong, robust, or satisfying; opposite of Gay
Song Master: mismanagement member; leads down-down songs
Sweeper: hasher, normally an experienced member of the pack, assigned to follow the pack in order to ensure no one gets lost; this function is sometimes performed by a dead hare
Tea Bag: sock or sole insert from a new shoe, the liquid from which is wrung out into a violator's mouth after he or she has finished a down-down from the offending footwear
Tradition: euphemism for "rule"; also see Rule # 1T
rail Recce: act of scouting a potential trail; hare practice
True Trail: the correct trail that leads to the on-in
Trusted Agent: Hound who has been told where the on-in is in case the pack gets lost
Turkey Trail: optional section of trail, normally shorter and easier than the main trail
Turtle Check: trail mark* indicating that FRBs should wait at the mark until the slower hashers (the turtles) have caught up; normally used on dead hare trails to keep the pack together (in some hashes this is known as a Circle Check)
Up-Up: trail mark used to taunt the pack on a hilly trail
Violation: any infraction of hash etiquette or tradition, on- or off-trail Violator: he or she who must be punished, normally by down-down
Virgin: first-time hasher; also applied to first-time hare
Virgin Lay: 1) a virgin hare's first trail; 2) a new kennel's first hash
Walkers: infant, infirm, or elderly hashers
Wanker: literally, a masturbator; in English/Australian use, a sort of "Sad Sack" character; in hash use, an everyday hasher
Wherdafugarwee?: from a hash song, what a hound might say when lost Whinge: whine Whinger: whiner; see also PoofterWhinging: whining
X: trail mark* used to indicate a check or intersection
YBF: bad trail mark*; stands for "You've Been Fucked"
Zenning: striking out cross-country in anticipation
