hoodie
noun
- a hooded sweatshirt, jacket, or sweater
- a European crow, Corvus corone cornix
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhʊdi/ / /ˈhɵdɪj/ / /ˈhʉde/
noun
Etymology: From hood + -ie (diminutive suffix). In sense “person wearing a hoodie”, influenced by sense -ie (“person associated with suffixed noun, often derogatory”); compare townie.
- A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
“You can buy hoodies on the cheap in summer.”
- A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.
“David Cameron will completely re-engineer the Conservatives' image on crime this week with a remarkable speech calling for more understanding of 'hoodies' and criticising what he calls short-term solutions to curb youth crime such as anti-social behaviour orders and curfews.”
“En route, we dropped by the home of Lips — one of the very few gang members who still lived with his mother — to pick up some clothes for Tuggy. There, we discussed which pair of trainers to bring him — no small decision, as the soul of the hoodie resides in his trainers.”
- A foreskin.
- The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.