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Hash Lingo

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Hashing has its own unique language, filled with terms and phrases that every hasher should know. Whether you’re new to the trail or a seasoned runner, understanding the common terminology is key to fully experiencing and enjoying the hash. Dive in and get familiar with the lingo used by hashers everywhere—soon, you’ll be speaking like a true hasher!

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Common Hash Terms

Common terms heard at the OH3 hash other hash houses may use other terminology and different definitions for words. ​

A to A
Trail that ends where it starts
Accusations
A real or imagined infraction of a hashing tradition or stupid behavior witnessed on trail or by another hasher. These are punishable by down-downs.  False accusations are also punishable by down-downs.
Are You?
Question shouted by the pack to FRBs, meaning "Are you on trail?" 
Auto-Hashing
Hitching a ride to the end, a heinous violation of hash etiquette
Bad Trail (BT)*
A section of trail which goes nowhere; *trail mark indicating the end of a BT
Bashing
Hashing by bicycle
Beer Mile
Chug a beer, run a lap and repeat four times. That’s the Beer Mile: four beers, four 400m laps. Each beer must be finished in the transition zone before the lap begins. OH3 Twist: All participants must run in high heels.
Beermeister or Biermeister
Mismanagement member in charge of ensuring an adequate beverage supply for hash events
Blue Dress Run
A themed hash event, where the pack wears blue dresses, and a portion of the hash cash is donated to a charity supporting ocean conservation efforts. It started by our one and only Sloppymoses. 
Brightside
Evening bawl crawl hash taking place during the or closest Friday to the full moon
Campout
3-days of hashing, drinking, eating, and shenanigans. Oh3 hosts 2 campouts per year, one in spring and one in fall.
Caught Hare
A hare who has been overtaken and physically caught by a member of the pack; see also snare
Chalk Talk
Trail instructions 
Check Back*
See also 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.
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; see also looking or searching
Circle Jerk
A circular section of trail laid for the purpose of slowing down FRBs
Cranium Cover or Gear (hat)
Anything worn on the head; in most hashes, not to be worn while doing down-downs or in circle
Danger Area (DA)*
*Trail mark used to indicate hashers need to be extra cautious in that area
Dead Hare
Hare, who lays the entire trail before the pack sets out, sometimes accompanies the pack to ensure it doesn't get lost 
Down-Down
The ceremony of consuming the nectar
Eagle Trail
An optional section of trail, longer or more difficult than the standard trail
False Trail 
See bad trail
Flour
A basic substance used to mark trail
Full Moon 
Frequently an occasion for an evening hash, see also Brightside
G: A.S. Gispert ("G")
The father of modern hashing
Grand Master (GM)
Mismanagement member; ceremonial leader of the hash
Haberdash
Hash paraphernalia 
Handle
Hasher’s nickname; see hash name
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
Hash Bag
Bag of dry clothes and other post-trail necessities; trail necessities
Hash Etiquette
A euphemism for "rule"
Hash Guru
Long timer or a hasher who knows a ton about hashing. An example of one OH3 Hash Guru is Whoop Areola
Hash House Horrors 
Hashers' children also referred to as terrors or ankle biters
Hash Hymn
Songs sung by the pack
Hash Olympics
Games played during inter-hashes, usually involving drinking
Hash Time
An erratic measure of a precise phenomenon. If the hash is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm, the actual start may be 2:17 or 2:29, or ??? (if this makes you irate or crazy, hashing might not be for you)
Hash-A-Thon
Involves multiple trails (normally 4) in a 24-hour period totaling up to 26.2 miles (a marathon) or multiple days in a row with multiple trails each day
Hashing
The act of running a hash trail
Horrors
Hashers' children; a.k.a. ankle biters or terrors
Iced
If you find a Smirnoff Ice that's been hidden, you have to point it at the sky, open it, take a knee, and chug it. The rest of the hashers will sing “I like to drink with Hash Name, because insert name is my friend. I like to drink with Hash Name because she/he/they gets it done in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.  
Icing
Hiding a Smirnoff Ice like it's an easter egg for another person to find. You can't just hand an ice to someone and force them to drink it. The person who finds it must take a knee and down-it. 
International Hash Hymn
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Jane or John
You use this name until you have completed 6 trails, 1 of which you must co-hare and then you will be named by the pack
Kennel
Hash House Harrier chapter or club
Looking
Answer shouted by FRB to pack when asked "Are You?" indicating that FRB has lost the true trail. See also searching or checking
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")
Named Hasher
Hasher with a hash name
New Shoes
Drinking vessel used during a down-down in violation of hash etiquette
On-After
Party after the hash
On-On
Shouted by FRBs or hounds to indicate they're on trail, sometimes used only to indicate true trail
On-Out
A trail with a special OH3 ceremony conducted during the ending circle. The pack tells stories/memories, etc. About a hasher leaving the island. 
Pack Arrow *
*Trail Mark left by a member of the pack indicating direction taken; follow at your own peril
Paper
A substance used to mark trail 
Pink Dress Run
This is a themed hash event, where hares and pack wear pink dresses, and a portion of the hash cash is donated to a local charity. 
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/RA during down-downs
Racism
Talking about racing or races at the hash, a violation of etiquette
Red Dress Run
This is a themed hash event, where the pack wears red dresses, and a portion of the hash cash is donated to a local charity. 
Religious Advisor (RA)
A mismanagement member who blesses the hares leads us in hash aerobics, helps pass out beer, assists with down-downs during circle, and helps all Johns/Janes learn who we are. 
Rule #1
There are no rules only traditions
Shiggy
Jungle, thick vegetation, streams, mud, rocks, cliffs. 0=no shiggy 1-3=mostly urban, some off-road, very little water 4-6=mostly off-road, some water, light brush; 7-10=no urban, definite wet, mud, and heavy brush
Short-Cutting
The act of attempting to short-cut the trail
Snare
A hare who has been overtaken and physically caught by a member of the pack; see also caught hare
Tradition 
A euphemism for "rule"
True Trail Arrow *
*Trail mark indicating true trail
Typhoon (Disaster) Hash
A typhoon hash is an impromptu hash that can be called by any hash member whenever a typhoon or other disaster happens. 
Violation
Any infraction of hash etiquette or tradition, on or off of trail
Virgin
First-time hasher; also applied to first-time hare
Web Meister
Mismanagement member in charge of running our media pages, answering emails/messages, posts about events, etc.
YBF*
*Trail mark used to indicate a bad or false trail; stands for "You've Been Fucked."
A to B
Trail that starts in one place and ends in another
Alcohol Abuse
Spilling or otherwise wasting beer at any time during a hash, especially during down-downs
Arrow*
Directional trail mark: see true trail arrow, pack arrow
Back Check (BC)*
See also check back (CB): *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.
Bash
Bicycle hash
Beer
Nectar or hashing beverage of choice 
Beer Van 
See also Gluck: Vehicle used to transport beer, snacks, first aid, chad, chalk, etc..
Black Dress Run
A themed memorial hash event where the pack wears black dresses to remember those hashers who are no longer with us. 
Boob Check*
Trail mark* - A hasher must show their chest before preceding
Butt Chug
Laying prone while drinking a beer poured between the naked cheeks of another hasher's ass
Car Back/Car Front
Yelled to the rest of the pack to warn them of a car coming up on them or towards them when the pack are walking in the street
Chad
Confetti-like paper to mark trail
Chalk 
Basic substance used for marking trail
Check*
Trail mark indicating the true trail must be sought out from the false trails
Circle
Assembly of hashers at trail's beginning and end 
Co-hare
Hare's assistant 
Cranium 
Acceptable substitute for the word "head"
Dead Fucking Last (DFL)
Last member of the pack to finish trail
Dead on Trail (DOT)
Hopelessly lost on trail
Down-Downs
Ceremonial honoring of deserving hashers after the trail, part of the circle
Erections
Mismanagement elections
Family Hash
A trail horrors are allowed to attend
Front Running Bastard (FRB)
Member of the pack who finishes trail first 
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
Gluck
Name of OH3's beer van
Green Dress Run
A themed event hash, where the pack wears green dresses, takes place the weekend closest to St. Patrick’s Day. 
Haberdasher
Mismanagement member in charge of keeping us looking fly. They are our swag hookup in charge of finding new designs, selling, and maintaining the haberdashery. 
Hare
Hasher who lays the trail
Hareraiser
Mismanagement member in charge of making sure there's always a hare for upcoming trails, even if that means running it themselves!
Harriette
Female hasher
Hash Cash
Mismanagement member; the treasurer; financial resources of the hash 
Hash Flash
Mismanagement member in charge of taking pictures for us all to regale over and laugh at. The only ones allowed to freely take pictures of our events. 
Hash House
The Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, the meeting place of the Mother Hash; any hash hangout, usually a bar
Hash Hush
Shut-up!
Hash Name
Nickname used in the hash
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
Hash*
The hash house harriers, as in "I run with the hash"; An individual kennel, as in "I run with the Okinawa Hash”; The actual event, as in "I'm hashing tonight"; *Trail marks laid in chalk, chad, or paper
Hasher
Any hash house harrier 
Hat
See also cranium cover; in most hashes, not to be worn while doing down-downs.
Hounds
The body of hashers in pursuit of the hare, see also pack
Ice 
Block of ice hashers sit on while doing down-downs
Interhash
Regional, national, or world hash gathering
Intersection *
*Trail mark indicating an intersection where true trail may take another direction
Joint Master (JM)
The GM's partner, lead RA, fills in when the gm cannot.
Live Hare
Hare who gets a nominal head start and then lays trail while being pursued by the hounds
Mismanagement (Misman)
Hash officials elected by the pack
Mutt
A hasher’s dog
Nash Hash
A national inter-hash
No Blow* 
An area where a whistle should not be used, i.e., sacred areas
On-In
Trail’s end
On-One (On-Two)
Shouted by FRBs or hounds to indicate the number of marks they’ve seen on an unexplored trail, usually after a check
Pack
Hashers in pursuit of the hare, also hounds
Package Check*
*Trail mark indicating a check which a hasher shows their package before preceding
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
Poofter Trail
A one-hour weekday trail and circle.  1 hare, 7 min head start, 46ish min trail, 7 min circle
Prelube
A short funny/embarrassing story that is a least 10% true told by a virgin on the trail before their naming trail. No questions may be asked; an informal drinking event the night prior to a scheduled event. 
R-Word
Euphemism for "race," "run," “rank” or "rule.
Receding Hareline
List of future run dates and locations
Rego
Registration form for a hash event; Another hasher's event registration
Rule
A universally understood tenet of acceptable hash behavior; never called a “rule” but often euphemized as “tradition” or “hash etiquette.”
Searching
Answer shouted by FRB to pack when asked "Are You?", indicating that FRB has lost the true trail. See also searching or checking
Shitty
An adjective used to describe a really good trail
Singapore Back Check (SBC)*
*Trail mark indicating that true trail branched off somewhere between the SBC mark and the previous check.
Song Meister
Mismanagement member who leads us in hash songs at events and coordinates our song practices.
True Trail
Correct trail leading to the on-in
Turkey Trail 
Optional section of trail, normally shorter and easier than the main trail 
Up-Up
*Trail mark used to taunt the pack on a hilly trail
Violator
He or she who must be punished, normally by down-down
Virgin Lay
A virgin hare’s first trail; Anew kennel’s first hash
X*
*Trail mark used to indicate a check
Zenning
Attempting to short-cut the trail back to start
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