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hoody en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From hood + -y.

Meanings

  1. (slang) Characteristic of inner-city life, especially that of crime-ridden ghettos.
    • Apparently the nearest ice cream spot was a mile or two down the streets of a fragile neighborhood with dilapidated homes, some sprayed with graffiti. It was the hoodiest hood I'd ever seen selling ice cream, definitely not a place for snobs. 2014, Kevin Adams, The Extravagant Fool:
    • Obviously, the bigger the star, the more likely they jettisoned their hoodiest friends and separated themselves from any possible criminality. 2011, Nelson George, The Plot Against Hip Hop, page 59:

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hoodier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

hoody en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From hood + -y.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of hoodie.
    alt of hoodie
  2. The hooded crow.
  3. (Scotland) The hooded gull.

Forms

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hoodies Number=Plur lexicographic