hoodie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
  2. A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.
  3. A foreskin.
  4. The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʊdi/ [ˈhʊdɪi̯] En-au-hoodie.ogg

Word forms

hoodie hoodies hoody

Etymology

From hood + -ie (diminutive suffix). In sense “person wearing a hoodie”, influenced by sense -ie (“person associated with suffixed noun, often derogatory”); compare townie.

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