Hangashore is a Newfoundland insult for someone who's too lazy or feeble to go out to sea and fish — so they just hang around on the shore doing nothing.
Hangashore is a Newfoundland insult for someone who's too lazy or feeble to go out to sea and fish — so they just hang around on the shore doing nothing. In a culture built on hard maritime labour, staying ashore was a mark of weakness or idleness. Today it's used more broadly for anyone perceived as useless or work-shy, and carries a distinctly Newfoundland flavour.
Don't be such a hangashore — grab a rope and help us haul the boat in.
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(Canada, Newfoundland) A lazy person.