hoogie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /huːd͡ʒi/ (US)
Etymology
Unknown. Compare Hoosier and hoojah.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoogies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hoogy | alternative | lexicographic |