hoodie

[hood-ee, hoo-dee]

noun

1. Informal.,  Also hoody a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.

2. Also called hoodie crow. Scot.,  the hooded crow.

hoodie

/ ˈhʊdɪ /

noun

1. a hooded sweatshirt

2. a young person who wears a hooded sweatshirt, regarded by some as a potential hooligan

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoodie¹

1780–90 hoodie for def. 2; hood ¹ + -ie

Example Sentences

Now that even CEOs wear hoodies and sneakers, it’s difficult to grasp what an upheaval the introduction of Casual Fridays was.

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Someone had complained I was allowing hoodies into the building.

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The surprises weren’t just CEOs in hoodies and legions of coders.

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The logo on the woman’s hoodie matches that of the program.

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“It’s a male unknown race wearing all dark clothing and a black hoodie that fled the scene,” Beere said.

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