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hoogie

US/huːd͡ʒi/

hoogie noun: a white (Caucasian) person.

Noun

hoogie (plural hoogies)

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, slur) A white (Caucasian) person.
    • But anyway, she was one of them red-face hoogies, and m-e-a-n!1964 February, Nanina Alba, “The Demise of Miss Lucy So Quaint”, in Negro Digest, page 77
    • Thought I was some hoogie jus' run around with the niggers instead of be one of them.1975, Gayl Jones, Giant Talk: An Anthology of Third World Writings, White Rat, page 290
    Synonyms:
    honky

Synonyms of hoogie

Forms of hoogie

pluralhoogies
alternative formhoogy

Origin of hoogie

Unknown. Compare Hoosier and hoojah.

Words that rhyme with hoogie

Questions about hoogie

What does hoogie mean?
Hoogie means a white (Caucasian) person.
What part of speech is hoogie?
Hoogie is a noun.
How do you pronounce hoogie?
Hoogie is pronounced /huːd͡ʒi/ (US).
What is the plural of hoogie?
The plural of hoogie is hoogies.

Words near hoogie in the dictionary

  1. Hooge
  2. Hoogeveen
  3. Hooghley
  4. Hooghly
  5. Hooghly-Chinsurah
  6. hoogie
  7. hoogies
  8. Hoogly
  9. Hoogsteen
  10. Hoogsteen base pair
  11. Hoogsteen base pairs

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