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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hoogie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /huːd͡ʒi/ (US)

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Hoosier and hoojah.

Meanings

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, slur) A white (Caucasian) person.
    • Thought I was some hoogie jus' run around with the niggers instead of be one of them. 1975, Gayl Jones, Giant Talk: An Anthology of Third World Writings, White Rat, page 290:
    • But anyway, she was one of them red-face hoogies, and m-e-a-n! 1964 February, Nanina Alba, “The Demise of Miss Lucy So Quaint”, in Negro Digest, page 77:

Forms

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hoogies Number=Plur lexicographic
hoogy alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

honky