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hoejabi en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of hoe + hijabi. Attested online since at least 2011.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang) A sexually promiscuous woman who wears a hijab.
   • “Are you a Hijabi or a Hoejabi?” she wrote. “Hijabi: A Muslimah who is fully covered head to toe, as her Lord commanded. Hoejabi: A hybrid between a whore and a hijabi.” 2017, Malcolm Nance, Christopher Sampson, Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 36:
   • Taken literally, the term “hoejabi” (not my coinage) refers to women who see themselves at the crossroads of being “hoes” and “hijabis.” 2018, Romaissaa Benzizoune, How to Be a Hoejabi, The New York Times
   • Some Muslims may argue that girls of our faith who don't wear a hijab aren't as religious. But I beg to differ. Hoejabis do exist — so never judge a book by its cover. 2016 August 21, Nexus, number 18, page 23:

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