hoody

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noun

The hooded crow.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounhoody (plural hoodies)

plural hoodies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hoodie.
  2. ScotlandThe hooded gull.
adjectivehoody (comparative hoodier, superlative hoodiest)

comparative hoodier · superlative hoodiest

  1. slangCharacteristic of inner-city life, especially that of crime-ridden ghettos.

    Obviously, the bigger the star, the more likely they jettisoned their hoodiest friends and separated themselves from any possible criminality.

    2011, Nelson George, The Plot Against Hip Hop, page 59
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    Apparently the nearest ice cream spot was a mile or two down the streets of a fragile neighborhood with dilapidated homes, some sprayed with graffiti. It was the hoodiest hood I'd ever seen selling ice cream, definitely not a place for snobs.

    2014, Kevin Adams, The Extravagant Fool

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APA

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Chicago

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