Meanings
comparative more Hoosierish · superlative most Hoosierish
- 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 481 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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Hoosierish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoosierish
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