hoody

Etymology

hood + -y

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of hoodie
  2. The hooded crow.
  3. (Scotland) The hooded gull.

adj

  1. (slang) Characteristic of inner-city life, especially that of crime-ridden ghettos.
    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
    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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