A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
· Alcohol Abuse: spilling or otherwise wasting beer at any time during a hash, especially during down-downs
· Annual General Meeting (AGM): in many hashes, the occasion for annual erections of hash mismanagement; in others, an excuse for a party; also Annual General Piss Up
· Annual General Piss Up (AGPU): see Annual General
· "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
· A-to-A: trail that ends where it starts
· A-to-A-: trail that ends near the start (also called A-to-A+, A-to-A', A-to-A.5, A-to-A 1/2)
· A-to-B: point-to-point trail (trail that starts one place, ends another; if it's a really long trail sometimes called A-to-Z)
· Auto-Hashing: hitching a ride to the end, a heinous violation of hash etiquette

B
· 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
· Bag Wagon: see B-Van
· Bash: bicycle hash
· Basher: bicycle hasher
· Bashing: hashing by bicycle
· Beer: see Nectar
· 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
· Boob Check: trail mark* indicating a check or intersection which must be solved by female hashers before the pack can proceed; see Gender Confusion
· Butt Chug: See Debauchery
· Butt Painting: See Debauchery
· B-Van: vehicle used to transport beer, food, hash bags; see also Chase Vehicle

C
· 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 , Hash
· Chalk Talk: trail instructions for virgin or visiting hashers
· Chase Vehicle: see B-Van
· Check: trail mark* indicating an intersection where true trail may take another direction; see also Decision Point, Intersection.
· "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
· Circle Jerk: a circular section of trail laid for the purpose of slowing down FRBs
· 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
· Couth Monger: see also Hash Devil
· Cranium: acceptable substitute for the word "head"
· Cranial Gear: anything worn on the head while performing Down-Downs; see also Hat
· C-word: euphemism for "competition" or "competitive"

D
· Dead Fucking Last (DFL): last member of pack to finish trail, usually honored during down-downs
· 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 (but not always) confined to American hashing circles
· Decision Point (DP): see Check
· Disorganization: see Mismanagement
· Doo-Loop: looping section of trail designed to slow down the pack and give the hare more lead
· Down-Down: the ceremony of consuming the Nectar (an honor)
· Down-Downs: the ceremony of honoring deserving hashers after the trail

E
· Eagle Trail: an optional section of trail, longer or more difficult than the standard trail
· Erections: mismanagement elections, normally accomplished during the AGM
· Expat, Expatriate: any hasher not residing in his native country (yeah, I know that's wrong, but that's how hashers abroad like to think of themselves)

F
· 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, Paper , Hash
· Front 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
· "G": A.S. Gispert ("G"), the father of modern hashing
· Gay: general-use adjective used to describe something as limp, lame, bland, or wimpy; opposite of Slutty
· Gender Confusion: Down-Down awarded to male hashers who run through a Tit Check or female hasher who ran through a Dick Check
· Grand Master: mismanagement member, ceremonial leader of the kennel
· 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

H
· Handle: a hasher's nickname; see Hash Name
· 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 Devil: mismanagement member; in some hashes, the person in charge of down-downs or singling hashers out for violations; see also Couth Monger
· Hasher: 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 Hymn
· Hashing: the act of running a hash trail
· Hash-L: international e-mail list for hashers
· Hash Name: nickname, sometimes unsavory or indelicate, usually bestowed on a harrier or harrierette by the grand master, mismanagement, or the circle after a set number of runs or in honor of a notable incident; not used by all hashes
· Hash Olympics: games played during interhashes, usually involving drinking; can involve debauchery
· Hash Quack: mismanagement member in charge of administering first aid to injured hashers
· Hash Respect: paying attention during down-downs or the circle (also see Respect)
· 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"

I
· Interhash: regional, national, or world hash gathering
· Intersection: see Check
· International Hash Hymn: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"; see Hash Hymn

J

K
· Kennel: Hash House Harrier chapter or club
· Knitting Circle: group of harriers or harriettes (usually the latter) who spend more time walking and talking than hashing.

L
· Live Hare: hare who gets a nominal head start and is pursued by the pack as he lays trail
· Long-Cutting Bastard (LCB): 1) slower member of the pack; 2) someone who gets horribly lost and comes in late

M
· 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"

N
· Nash Hash: a national interhash
· 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

O
· On-Afters: Party after the Hash 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 On-Afters, On-On-On-Ons
· On-On-On-Ons: see 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-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

P
· 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
· 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 Off": go away, get fucked, etc
· 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"; 8) a hasher who stops at a check and waits for other hashers to solve it before proceeding
· 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

Q
· Queef: say what?

R
· Racism: any mention of racing, including use of the word "race"; see R-word
· Ranging: the process whereby certain hounds run with total disregard for the trail
· 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 (also see Hash Respect)
· Road Whore: mismanagement member, responsible for organizing road trips to other hashes or hash events, encouraging participation in same
· Rule: universally-understood tenet of acceptable hash behavior; never called a "rule" but often euphemized as "tradition" or "hash etiquette"
o Rule # 1: "There are no rules"
o Rule # 2: "See Rule # 1"
o Rule # 6: "No poofters!"
· R-word: euphemism for "race," "run," or "rule"

S
· Self-Appointed Officious Asshole: see Hash God
· Shag Bag: a bag of dry/warm clothing for use after the hash; see also Dry Bag and Hash Bag
· Shiggy: jungle, thick vegetation, rocks, cliffs, streams, etc; especially mud
· Shitty: adjective used to describe a really good trail
· Short-Cutting: the act of attempting to short-cut the trail, see also Zenning
· Short-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 (Song Meister)
· 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

T
· 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 # 1
· Trail Recce: act of scouting a potential trail; hare practice
· True Trail: the correct trail that leads to the on-in
· True Trail Arrow: trail mark* indicating true trail
· 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)

U
· Up-Up: trail mark used to taunt the pack on a hilly trail

V
· 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

W
· Walkers: infant, infirm, or elderly hashers
· Wet Bag: variation on Shag Bag, but containing post-trail swimming or hot tub gear
· Wherdafugarwee?: from a hash song, what a hound might say when lost

X
· X: trail mark* used to indicate a check or intersection

Y
· Yak Circle: a clearly defined circle next to the Down-Down Box in which all vomitus is deposited
· YBF: bad trail mark*; stands for "You've Been Fucked"

Z
· Zenning: striking out cross-country in anticipation of finding the on-in; see also Short-Cutting