hoodie

CEFRA1

/ˈhʊdi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soft sweatshirt with a hood.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A foreskin.

Examples

  • Oops, I shrunk my sister's favorite hoodie.

  • Sami was dressed in black pants and a gray hoodie.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /-dɪ/
  • /ˈhɵdɪj/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.

  2. A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

  3. The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.

More examples

In context

  • You can buy hoodies on the cheap in summer.

  • She borrowed his hoodie.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From hood + -ie (diminutive suffix). In sense “person wearing a hoodie”, influenced by sense -ie (“person associated with suffixed noun, often derogatory”); compare townie.