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hoodmans

hoodmans is the plural of hoodman.

Meaning of hoodman

Noun

hoodman (plural hoodmen or (MTE, slang) hoodmans)

  1. (Canada, slang, chiefly Toronto) A member of a youth subculture group that listens to urban music, wears puffer jackets and sportswear, uses a heavy Toronto accent (with lingo), is typically uneducated, and may be engaged in illegal activities.
    • toronto hoodmans don't even laugh they just yell "yooooo" & "chillll" in different variations and rhythms2018 January 31, @racquelll_, Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2024
  2. (obsolete) The blindfolded player in the game of hoodman-blind, or blind man's buff.
    • Hush, hush! Hoodman / comes.c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, act 4, scene 3

Questions about hoodmans

What is hoodmans the plural of?
Hoodmans is the plural of hoodman.

Words near hoodmans in the dictionary

  1. hoodlumizing
  2. hoodlumry
  3. hoodlums
  4. hoodman
  5. hoodman-blind
  6. hoodmans
  7. hoodmen
  8. hoodmold
  9. hoodmolding
  10. hoodmoldings
  11. hoodmolds

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