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Sooner en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (informal) A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma
  2. (informal, qualifier:collegiate sports) A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma ▸ A competitor representing the University of Oklahoma.
  3. (historical) One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement in the Oklahoma land rush, in order to obtain land sooner.
    • Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself. 1930, Edna Ferber, Cimarron, page 27:

Forms

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Sooners Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

Boomer

Deriveds

Sooner State

Synonyms

Okie (native or resident of Oklahoma) · Oklahoman (native or resident of Oklahoma)