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hoodie

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

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

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

You can buy hoodies on the cheap in summer.
Origin: From . In sense “person wearing a hoodie”, influenced by sense person associated with suffixed noun, often derogatory; compare townie. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(slang) A foreskin.

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  • “Me judging Met Gala outfits as if I didn't wear a jean+t-shirt+sweater/hoodie combo on a daily basis:”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The designs I commission typically use 1 to 3 colors. Each color increases the cost. For the underlying tee, hoodie, or tank top, my print shop uses Next Level Apparel products, which are super-soft and comfortable enough to sleep in. I hope this helps!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Waauuhh cute!? Hell yeah!! I gotta get that hoodie hehe”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Midnight ROCKING the slightly oversized hoodie and baggy jeans combo, and Pega being his usual ouppy self. They both look so pawesome~”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hoodie & the Blowcouches .... (if they could they would)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British, 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 ant…
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