Hoodie

Quick meaning: Hoodie is a noun meaning A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

Meaning

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

More Meanings

1. The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
2. (British, slang, often derogatory) A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.
3. (slang) A foreskin.

Example Sentences

You can buy hoodies on the cheap in summer.

En route, we dropped by the home of Lips — one of the very few gang members who still lived with his mother — to pick up some clothes for Tuggy. There, we discussed which pair of trainers to bring him — no small decision, as the soul of the hoodie resides in his trainers.

David Cameron will completely re-engineer the Conservatives' image on crime this week with a remarkable speech calling for more understanding of 'hoodies' and criticising what he calls short-term solutions to curb youth crime such as anti-social behaviour orders and curfews.

Word Forms

• hoodies
• hoody

Synonyms for hoodie

Depending on context, synonyms include kangaroo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jacket, sweater, shirt, jersey, sweatshirt, cowl.

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