Meanings
plural hoejabis
- derogatoryslangA sexually promiscuous woman who wears a hijab.
Taken literally, the term “hoejabi” (not my coinage) refers to women who see themselves at the crossroads of being “hoes” and “hijabis.”
2018, Romaissaa Benzizoune, How to Be a Hoejabi, The New York Times2 more examples
Some Muslims may argue that girls of our faith who don't wear a hijab aren't as religious. But I beg to differ. Hoejabis do exist — so never judge a book by its cover.
2016 August 21, Nexus, number 18, page 23“Are you a Hijabi or a Hoejabi?” she wrote. “Hijabi: A Muslimah who is fully covered head to toe, as her Lord commanded. Hoejabi: A hybrid between a whore and a hijabi.”
2017, Malcolm Nance, Christopher Sampson, Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 36
Origin
Blend of hoe + hijabi. Attested online since at least 2011.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
hoejabi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoejabi
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