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hoodman en · NOUN

Etymology

From hood + man.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, qualifier:chiefly Toronto, slang) A member of a youth subculture group that listens to urban music, wears puffer jackets and sportswear, uses a heavy Toronto accent (with lingo), is typically uneducated, and may be engaged in illegal activities.
    • toronto hoodmans don't even laugh they just yell "yooooo" & "chillll" in different variations and rhythms 2018 January 31, @racquelll_, Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2024:
  2. (obsolete) The blindfolded player in the game of hoodman-blind, or blind man's buff.
    • Hush, hush! Hoodman / comes. c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, act 4, scene 3:

Forms

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hoodmans Number=Plur error-unknown-tag, slang lexicographic

Translations (1)

fi sokko (blindfolded player)