Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
hoodie [hoo d-ee; for 2 also Scot. hoo-dee] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- Also hood·y. Informal. a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
- Also called hoodie crow. Scot. the hooded crow.
Origin of hoodie 1780–90 for def 2; hood1 + -ie Examples from the Web for hoodie Contemporary Examples of hoodie
He turned around, not sure what to make of the girl in the glasses and NYU hoodie calling him like she knew him.
Mara Wilson Remembers Robin Williams: We’re All His Goddamn Kids
Mara Wilson
August 18, 2014
From Jesse Eisenberg in a hoodie to Zach Braff’s Kickstarter, celebrities are all about social media.
The Ice Bucket Challenge: Celebrities Promote ALS Awareness, Washboard Abs
Amy Zimmerman
August 11, 2014
The wide-eyed girl who led me backstage is now wearing a hoodie.
A Mad Feast Is the Next ‘Sleep No More’
Nina Strochlic
February 3, 2014
The last scene is of Dante walking down a city street in an unzipped Brooklyn hoodie with his dad at his side.
Dante de Blasio Might Just Have Gotten His Dad Elected Mayor
Michael Daly
August 14, 2013
Think George Zimmerman seeing a young black male with a hoodie who must be a punk who gets away with it.
Trayvon Was Black. It Matters.
Mark Geragos
July 15, 2013
Historical Examples of hoodie
“We have no other stories in our family,” said Hoodie the Crow.
The Boy Who Knew What The Birds Said
Padraic Colum
“Did I ever tell you,” said Hoodie, hiding the feathers behind a bush.
The Boy Who Knew What The Birds Said
Padraic Colum
“They’d say anything,” said Hoodie the Crow, keeping behind the Peacock’s tail.
The Boy Who Knew What The Birds Said
Padraic Colum
“Thank you, Cousin Magdalen, you are vezzy kind,” said Hoodie.
Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
All love must do good to a nature like Hoodie’s, and her love for the bird may teach her other things.
Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
British Dictionary definitions for hoodie hoodie noun informal
- a hooded sweatshirt
- a young person who wears a hooded sweatshirt, regarded by some as a potential hooligan
Word Origin and History for hoodie n.
also hoody, slang shortening of hooded sweatshirt, attested by 1991. Earlier it was a familiar term for the hooded crow (1789).
