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hoody

hoody noun: the hooded crow. Also the alternative spelling of hoodie.

Noun

hoody (plural hoodies)

  1. The hooded crow.
  2. (Scotland) The hooded gull.

Adjective

hoody (comparative hoodier, superlative hoodiest)

  1. (slang) Characteristic of inner-city life, especially that of crime-ridden ghettos.
    • 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.2014, Kevin Adams, The Extravagant Fool
    • Obviously, the bigger the star, the more likely they jettisoned their hoodiest friends and separated themselves from any possible criminality.2011, Nelson George, The Plot Against Hip Hop, page 59

Also used as

hoody is also the alternative spelling of hoodie.

Forms of hoody

Noun
pluralhoodies
Adjective
comparativehoodier
superlativehoodiest

Origin of hoody

From hood + -y.

Questions about hoody

What does hoody mean?
Hoody means the hooded crow.
What part of speech is hoody?
Hoody can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of hoody?
The plural of hoody is hoodies.

Words near hoody in the dictionary

  1. hoodwinkings
  2. hoodwinks
  3. hoodwinkt
  4. hoodwise
  5. hoodwort
  6. hoody
  7. Hooe
  8. hooee
  9. hooer
  10. hooey
  11. hooeys

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