hoodman

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noun

A member of a youth subculture group that listens to urban music, wears puffer jackets and sportswear, uses a heavy Toronto accent (with lingo), is typically uneducated, and may be engaged in illegal activities.

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Meanings

nounhoodman (plural hoodmen or (MTE, slang) hoodmans)

plural hoodmen · error unknown tag plural slang hoodmans

  1. Canadaslangchiefly TorontoA member of a youth subculture group that listens to urban music, wears puffer jackets and sportswear, uses a heavy Toronto accent (with lingo), is typically uneducated, and may be engaged in illegal activities.

    toronto hoodmans don't even laugh they just yell "yooooo" & "chillll" in different variations and rhythms

    2018 January 31, @racquelll_, Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2024
  2. obsoletegamesThe blindfolded player in the game of hoodman-blind, or blind man's buff.

    Hush, hush! Hoodman / comes.

    c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, act 4, scene 3

Origin

Translations

Finnish sokko
  • sokkoblindfolded player

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APA

hoodman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoodman

MLA

“hoodman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoodman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoodman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoodman.

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