hoodie

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.

noun

1. A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
   You can buy hoodies on the cheap in summer.
2. (Britain, slang, often derogatory) 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. 2006-07-09, Gaby Hinsliff, “Cameron softens crime image in 'hug a hoodie' call”, in The Guardian
   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. 26 June 2012, Harriet Sergeant, “The only place my hoodie friend felt at home? Prison”, in Mail Online
3. (slang) foreskin
4. The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.