1. firehose - Noun
2. firehose - Verb
Alternative spelling of fire hose
(Internet, neologism) Access to the social media data sold to the third parties, or such data stream.
firehose (third-person singular simple present firehoses, present participle firehosing, simple past and past participle firehosed)
To wash something down with a firehose; to douse with a large amount of water (or chemical agent) sprayed from a hose, to extinguish a fire.
He said they also trained Wednesday night with a device called a piercing nozzle, which he described as a four-foot long stainless steel firehose nozzle with a sharp tip. Source: Internet
We have heard, anecdotally, that Apple might loosen up its stranglehold on whatever listening analysis it is gathering from its distribution firehose. Source: Internet
Make that a firehose — high pressure, the nozzle flinging itself about, water jetting in all directions. Source: Internet
Google and Twitter recently reached a deal that once again gave Google access to Twitter's firehose. Source: Internet
I had thought that the filter was applied to the entire firehose, but only up to 1% was returned. Source: Internet
The Product Owner gets the lucky job of drinking from our titular firehose. Source: Internet