Click here to see this page in Japanese. The basis for this list was taken from the guidebook of the Tokyo Ladies Hash House Harriers.

Useful Terms

A to B

A run which starts at one location and ends at another. The hare is responsible for getting people's stuff to the finish.

Are You?

Call to locate Hashers hunting for the correct trail.

Beer

A drink, without which, the average Hasher would give up Hashing altogether.

BT

A sign which indicates you are going the wrong way, go back to the last Check Point.

Checkback

A sign which indicates one should go back to the last arrow or Intersection and try some other direction.

Checking

A response to "Are You?", indicating that the trail from the check hasn't been found yet.

Checkpoint

The place where the pack must look for the trail. Checkpoints are placed at intersections so that hashers must go down several roads and encounter numerous checkbacks before finding the correct trail. One should not call "On On" after a checkpoint unless one actually sees the words "On On" written on the ground.

Down-Down

Also known in America as a "Chug" or in Japan as an "Ikki". The beer administered by Ms. Management at the On-On to new runners and to hashers who deserve one. Accompanied by a song

False Trail

Just that -- the wrong way!

Hare

The unfortunate Hasher whose turn it was to set the run.

Hareline

Schedule of Hares and the runs which they should set.

Hash Trash

Weekly newsletter sent to Hashers with details of the next run.

Interhash

A periodic gathering of hashers from a variety of locales, often lasting for multiple days. Attendees will usually receive a T-shirt.

Live Run

In a live run the hare marks the trail while being pursued by the pack. If caught (snared) by the other Hashers, the hare suffers great shame, public humiliation, and most likely several down-downs.

Looking

A response to "Are You?", indicating that the pack is rather lost.

Mystery Whip

A person selected by (the hare?) to watch the runners and note the interesting points of the runs. At the On-On, the Mystery Whip assigns down-downs to those who deserve them and those who don't deserve them but whom the Mystery Whip feels like victimizing. The Whip's identity is of course kept secret until the On-On; hence the word "Mystery".

On-down, -in, -left, -over, -right, -up

Hash directions.

On-chalk, On-flour

A call indicating that someone has actually seen the chalk or flour marks.

On-On

Most important Hash word after beer. Shouted when the correct trail is found. Also refers to the after-run hogout.

Pack

Collective noun referring to the runners.

Snare

Occasionally a live hare will suffer the ignominious fate of being caught by a member of the pack. This known as "snaring" the hare and is a cause for great shame (and multiple Down-Downs).

Wait for the Pack

Call to stop and wait for all runners to arrive. Often used at long stoplights and very short checks.

Not-so-Useful Terms (Ms. Management)

Hash Cash

Hash Accounts, and the person responsible for them.

Hash Horn

Official Noisemaker of the Hash as well as the actual Noisemaking Instrument itself.

Hash Mistress

The Boss.

On-Sec

Keeper of the Hash Name and Address Lists, also Provider of the Hareline.

Race Freak

Collator of information on Races that the Hash could run.

Religious Advisor

Providor of moral and philisophical advice to the Ms. Management. Responsible for the Weather and Namings.

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