hoodie

American

[hood-ee, hoo-dee] / ˈhʊd i, ˈhu di /

noun

Informal. Also hoody a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
Also called hoodie crow. Scot. the hooded crow.

hoodie British

/ ˈhʊdɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hoodie

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

Example Sentences

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The 33-year-old stops to pick up candles and hoodies, board games and puffer jackets for infants.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pop idol is wearing a suit and Epstein is seen in a zip-up hoodie.

From BBC

In an Instagram story posted Thursday, Hewitt shared a selfie of herself in a pink hoodie with an ice pack around her cheeks as she held onto her daughter’s car seat.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s wearing tight jeans, heels and a baggy Harvard hoodie and twirls the sweatshirt’s drawstrings in her fingers as she speaks.

From Los Angeles Times

The patron was well covered, wearing a black hoodie, a medical mask and a tan beanie.

From BBC

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