Meanings
plural hoogies · alternative hoogy
- USderogatoryethnicslurA white (Caucasian) person.
But anyway, she was one of them red-face hoogies, and m-e-a-n!
1964 February, Nanina Alba, “The Demise of Miss Lucy So Quaint”, in Negro Digest, page 771 more example
Thought I was some hoogie jus' run around with the niggers instead of be one of them.
1975, Gayl Jones, Giant Talk: An Anthology of Third World Writings, White Rat, page 290Synonyms: honky
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA white (Caucasian) person.
Origin
Unknown. Compare Hoosier and hoojah.
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hoogie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoogie
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