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Hoosier en · ADJ

Uncertain. See Wikipedia's article on the subject for theories. Popularized by the 1830 John Finley poem “The Hoosier’s Nest”.

Characteristic of or pertaining to the American state of Indiana.
- That's not very Hoosier, is it? 2009, Alden Studebaker, Hoosieritis: The Contagious Condition That Is Indiana, page 51:
- “Somehow the tradition doesn't seem very Hoosier.” 2009, Alexander Lawrence, Blest Be the Tie, book 1:
- Less well known but perhaps even more interesting than Stephenson is Court Asher, the second "gentleman" from Indiana. Asher is a more convincing bigot than Stephenson, one more homegrown and more Hoosier than the puffed-up grand dragon, […] 1947, John Bartlow Martin, Indiana: An Interpretation, page xi:

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Indianan (Indiana)

Uncertain. See Wikipedia's article on the subject for theories. Popularized by the 1830 John Finley poem “The Hoosier’s Nest”.

A native or resident of the U.S. state of Indiana.
- Indiana’s Borderlanders called themselves Hoosiers, came from the backcountry of Kentucky and western Virginia, and were ambivalent about slavery. 2011, Colin Woodard, chapter 16, in American nations, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:
Someone associated with Indiana University, for example as a student, alum, or sports team member, or as a fan. This is also the university's sports mascot.
(qualifier:St. Louis; Missouri; formerly Southern US; St. Louis; Missouri; formerly Southern US, slang) An uneducated, tasteless, boorish white person.
- "The mall? Belinda, mall pickups are for hoosiers," I say, St. Louis slang for white trash. "With femullets." [...] "But Jake's no hoosier." 2014, Emily Giffin, The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, →ISBN:
- Taken as a whole, the article portrayed Ray as an indigent, racist “Hoosier” (St. Louis slang for redneck) with an inept, habitual tendency to commit petty crimes. 2015, Pate McMichael, Klandestine: How a Klan Lawyer and a Checkbook Journalist ..., page 2:
- Near-synonym: (Canada) hoser
(US, historical) A kind of cupboard or dresser with shelves, drawers, etc.; a kitchenet.

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