hoody

English

Etymology

hood +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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Noun

hoody (plural hoodies)

1. Alternative spelling of hoodie
2. The hooded crow.
3. (Scotland) The hooded gull.

Adjective

hoody (comparative hoodier, superlative hoodiest)

1. (slang) Characteristic of inner-city life, especially that of crime-ridden ghettos.
   • 2014, Kevin Adams, The Extravagant Fool:

     Apparently the nearest ice cream spot was a mile or two down the streets of a fragile neighborhood with dilapidated homes, some sprayed with graffiti. It was the hoodiest hood I'd ever seen selling ice cream, definitely not a place for snobs.

   • 2011, Nelson George, The Plot Against Hip Hop, page 59:

     Obviously, the bigger the star, the more likely they jettisoned their hoodiest friends and separated themselves from any possible criminality.

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• dohyo