Dictionary

hoodie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /-dɪ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• /ˈhɵdɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈhʉde/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• /ˈhʊdi/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio

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.

Meanings

1. A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
   • You can buy hoodies on the cheap in summer.
2. (UK, derogatory, often, slang) A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.
   • En route, we dropped by the home of Lips — one of the very few gang members who still lived with his mother — to pick up some clothes for Tuggy. There, we discussed which pair of trainers to bring him — no small decision, as the soul of the hoodie resides in his trainers. 2012 June 26, Harriet Sergeant, “The only place my hoodie friend felt at home? Prison”, in Mail Online:
   • David Cameron will completely re-engineer the Conservatives' image on crime this week with a remarkable speech calling for more understanding of 'hoodies' and criticising what he calls short-term solutions to curb youth crime such as anti-social behaviour orders and curfews. 2006 July 9, Gaby Hinsliff, “Cameron softens crime image in 'hug a hoodie' call”, in The Guardian:
3. (slang) A foreskin.
4. The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.

Forms

Coordinates

chav · yob

Deriveds

hug-a-hoodie · hoodied

Descendants

Hoodie · ху́ди · худі

Synonyms

kangaroo · bunny hug · kangaroo jacket

Translations (45)

th เสื้อฮู้ด (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · sv huvtröja (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · el φούτερ (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · cmn 連帽衫 /连帽衫 (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · es capucha (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · de Kapuzenpulli (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · es capuchera (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · es encapuchado (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · sv munktröja (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · sv munkjacka (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · tr kapüşonlu (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · es encapuchado (young person wearing such a sweatshirt) · fi huppu (slang: foreskin) · de Kapuzenträger (young person wearing such a sweatshirt) · it felpa (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · ary قبية (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · sv hoodie (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · pl naplet (slang: foreskin) · es buzo (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · cmn 帽T (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · fi huppari (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · hu kapucnis fiatal (young person wearing such a sweatshirt) · ro hanorac (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · sv luvtröja (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · fr sweat à capuche (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · yue hoodie (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · mk ду́ксер (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · el χούντι (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · ru толсто́вка (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · is hettupeysa (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · de Hoodie (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · pl osoba nosząca bluzę z kapturem (young person wearing such a sweatshirt) · ru ху́ди (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · es sudadera con capucha (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · es sudadera (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · ja フード (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · pl bluza z kapturem (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · pt capuz (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · ja パーカー (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · ko 후드티 (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · de Kapuzenpullover (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · ru балахо́н (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · pt moletom (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · ko 후드 (sweatshirt, with an integral hood) · ca dessuadora (sweatshirt, with an integral hood)