Hoosier

[ hoo-zher ]

/ ˈhu ʒər /

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).

(usually lowercase) any awkward, unsophisticated person, especially a rustic.

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Origin of Hoosier

An Americanism dating back to 1920–30; of uncertain origin

OTHER WORDS FROM Hoosier

Hoo·sier·dom, noun

Words nearby Hoosier

hoorah, hooray, Hooray Henry, Hoorn, hoosegow, Hoosier, Hoosier cabinet, Hoosier State, hoot, hootch, hootchinoo

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How to use Hoosier in a sentence

Turns out the native Hoosier is also pretty good at helping teammates find their fastest times.
With Silver and Bronze Medals, Lilly King Fulfills a Solemn Promise to Teammate Annie Lazor|Alice Park/Tokyo|July 30, 2021|Time
Our legislators passed laws regarding consent and record keeping to ensure high standards of quality and care for Hoosier women.
Indiana’s Crazy Administrative Abortion Demands Have Doctors Racking Up the Violations|Emily Shire|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indiana The Hoosier State is a bit like Tennessee, a deeply red state that will occasionally back Democrats.
Swing States Sit Out Obamacare: What Four Holdouts Are Doing|David Freedlander|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hoosier hurried on board the boat, and followed Dick's instructions to the letter.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
It has, besides, the Hoosier enterprise, and began to be an important manufacturing place fifteen years ago.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
He consented, however, and conducted his brother-humorist and the Hoosier poet to the platform.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
They understood him to say that he was a "hoosier," and thereafter applied that name to everybody from Indiana.
The Word Hoosier; John Finley|Jacob Piatt Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for Hoosier

Hoosier

/ (ˈhuːʒɪə) /

noun

US a native or inhabitant of Indiana

Word Origin for Hoosier

C19: origin unknown

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