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hoojah

US/huːd͡ʒə/

hoojah noun: a white (Caucasian) person. Also the alternative form of oojah.

Noun

hoojah (plural hoojahs)

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, slur) A white (Caucasian) person.
    • I been around Paree with one a them once, a dandy hoojah.1929, Claude McKay, Banjo, published 1957, →ISBN, page 222
    • 'You are really a hoojah, really you are, Pug,' Livia murmed affectionately.2006, Charlotte Bingham, In Distant Fields, page 103
    Synonyms:
    honky

Also used as

hoojah is also the alternative form of oojah.

Synonyms of hoojah

Forms of hoojah

pluralhoojahs
alternative formhoojer
alternative formhooja
alternative formhouja

Origin of hoojah

Unknown. Compare Hoosier and hoogie.

Unknown; see oojah.

Questions about hoojah

What does hoojah mean?
Hoojah means a white (Caucasian) person.
What part of speech is hoojah?
Hoojah is a noun.
How do you pronounce hoojah?
Hoojah is pronounced /huːd͡ʒə/ (US).
What is the plural of hoojah?
The plural of hoojah is hoojahs.

Words near hoojah in the dictionary

  1. hoohah
  2. hoohahs
  3. hoohar
  4. hoohars
  5. hooie
  6. hoojah
  7. hoojahs
  8. hook
  9. hook above
  10. hook and eye
  11. hook cross

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