Hooptee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hooptee is a noun meaning (slang, African-American) Alternative spelling of hooptie.
Meaning
(slang, African-American) Alternative spelling of hooptie.
Example Sentences
“How many of you guys got a hooptee, raise your hand?” Carlos Caraballo asked his senior auto shop at Automotive High School in Brooklyn. A dozen boys, roughly half the class, raised their hands and began discussing their hooptees. The term is street slang for a cheap, functional car favored by city youths who often tinker tirelessly to make the car a speedster.
Word Forms
- hooptees
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hooter, hopper, whip, hovercar, voiturette, hydrocar.
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