'hood

[ hoo d ]

/ hʊd /

noun

Slang. neighborhood.

Words nearby 'hood

'cept, 'd, 'em, 'fro, 'gainst, 'hood, 'istrian, 'll, 'm, 'merica, 'merican

Origin of 'hood

First recorded in 1985–90; by shortening

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British Dictionary definitions for 'hood

'hood

/ (hʊd) /

noun

slang, mainly US short for neighbourhood

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