English
Etymology
From rubber + hose.
Noun
rubber hose (uncountable)
- (animation, idiomatic) A classic animated cartoon style which was first introduced in the early 20th century.
2006 April 26, John K, “Help me do some Rubber Hose crap”, in [1] (Usenet):Hey pals, I have a whole bunch of articles about classic animation history and styles, but I'm stuck for the moment. I want to do an article about rubber hose animation from 1928-1993 and am having trouble finding artwork or frame grabs to illustrate it.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rubber, hose.
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