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Definition of Firehosing
1. Noun. (literally) The act of dousing a fire, as a firefighter might put down a fire by dousing it with a large amount of water. ¹
2. Noun. (context: metaphoric) Extensive and possibly excessive criticism of an idea by presenting an overwhelming number of arguments against it. ¹
3. Noun. (qualifier videography) Video camera movement intended to record as much of a scene as possible, such as by swinging the camera from side to side, usually in a way that makes the resulting footage worthless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com