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hoojah en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/huːd͡ʒə/ (US)

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Hoosier and hoogie.

Meanings

(US, derogatory, ethnic, slur) A white (Caucasian) person.
- I been around Paree with one a them once, a dandy hoojah. 1929, Claude McKay, Banjo, published 1957, →ISBN, page 222:
- 'You are really a hoojah, really you are, Pug,' Livia murmed affectionately. 2006, Charlotte Bingham, In Distant Fields, page 103:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hoojahs	Number=Plur		lexicographic
houja		alternative	lexicographic
hoojer		alternative	lexicographic
hooja		alternative	lexicographic

Synonyms

hoojah en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Unknown; see oojah.

Meanings

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of oojah (“thing whose name is unknown”).
alt of oojah

Forms

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hoojahs	Number=Plur		lexicographic