Hoosierish

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a Hoosier.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveHoosierish (comparative more Hoosierish, superlative most Hoosierish)

comparative more Hoosierish · superlative most Hoosierish

  1. informalResembling or characteristic of a Hoosier.

    We looked down on all Hoosierish people, and we had a right to.

    1968, Modern Age, volume 12, page 48
    1 more example

    There was great speculation in the audience as to what part of the country the Citizen came from: his accent was perhaps a trifle Hoosierish, but wiseacres insisted that his general fixings were plainly Sears–Roebuck and not identifiable with any section.

    1923, Christopher Morley, “The Unknown Citizen”, in The Powder of Sympathy, Doubleday, Page

Origin

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APA

Hoosierish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoosierish

MLA

“Hoosierish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoosierish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hoosierish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoosierish.

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