hoodie
Americannoun
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hoodies
plural
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Informal. Also hoody a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
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Also called hoodie crow. Scot. the hooded crow.
noun
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a hooded sweatshirt
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a young person who wears a hooded sweatshirt, regarded by some as a potential hooligan
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hoodie
1780–90 hoodie for def. 2; hood 1 + -ie
Example Sentences
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He wore a dark hoodie cinched around his face and a rubber mask that obscured everything but his eyes.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The case has seen the once high-flying Cerimedo reduced to a slumping presence in a hoodie as authorities have shuffled the baldish, heavyset figure to hearings and lockups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
But when the package arrived there was just one hoodie inside instead of the two expected.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The bankrupt crypto exchange’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is one of Jane Street’s most famous alums and worked at the firm from 2014 to 2017, roaming the office in a hoodie and no shoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
That’s when Sara came into the kitchen, still a bit groggy and wearing a dark blue hoodie that Monty had bought for her.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
On Sphere’s escalators, grey-bearded lifers hugged in shredded battle jackets; tween girls in “Master of Puppets” hoodies drummed along to every fill; accents came from eastern Europe, Latin America and all the world over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Slouchy hoodies over gossamer layers, wired cage-like corsets, an earthy milieu of silky, quilted and textured fabrics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
King has seen Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, in one of the hoodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Wildhearts didn't appear on any T-shirts, hoodies or posters for this year's Download because they were a last-minute addition to the bill.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Bieber is already passed out at the foot of my bed in a nest of jeans and hoodies.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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