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hoopy

/ˈhuː.pi/

hoopy adjective: shaped like a hoop. Also the alternative form of hoopie.

Adjective

hoopy (comparative more hoopy, superlative most hoopy)

  1. (colloquial) Shaped like a hoop.
    • big hoopy earrings

Noun

hoopy (plural hoopies)

  1. (Appalachia, Pennsylvania, derogatory) A person perceived as lower class or an unskilled laborer.
    • That hoopy hardly speaks English.

Also used as

hoopy is also the alternative form of hoopie.

Forms of hoopy

Adjective
comparativemore hoopy
superlativemost hoopy
Noun
pluralhoopies

Origin of hoopy

From hoop + -y.

Words that rhyme with hoopy

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about hoopy

What does hoopy mean?
Hoopy means shaped like a hoop.
What part of speech is hoopy?
Hoopy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce hoopy?
Hoopy is pronounced /ˈhuː.pi/.

Words near hoopy in the dictionary

  1. hooptee
  2. hooptees
  3. hooptie
  4. hoopties
  5. hoopty
  6. hoopy
  7. hoorah
  8. hoorah's nest
  9. hoorahed
  10. hoorahing
  11. hoorahs

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