Hoosier
A native or resident of the U.S.
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Born ~1830 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Make sure to support the socialist party of Indiana! They need “ 100K Hoosier signatures and win 2% of the Secretary of State race to create a party and secure ballot access in Indiana.” socialistpartyin.com
I see redistricting going about as well as it did in the Hoosier state
Quick IU basketball recruiting notes as staff looks for final pieces of 2026-27 roster – The Daily Hoosier https://www.rawchili.com/nba/726437/ Cal State Fullerton forward Ben Winker is a name to know on the IU bask…
Way to go Tennessee!! Sincerely, A Hoosier
Top 10 Indiana Hoosier Basketball Players of All Time!
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A native or resident of the U.S. state of Indiana.
"The mall? Belinda, mall pickups are for hoosiers," I say, St. Louis slang for white trash. "With femullets." [...] "But Jake's no hoosier."
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Someone associated with Indiana University, for example as a student, alum, or sports team member, or as a fan. This is also the university's sports mascot.
Taken as a whole, the article portrayed Ray as an indigent, racist “Hoosier” (St. Louis slang for redneck) with an inept, habitual tendency to commit petty crimes.
“Make sure to support the socialist party of Indiana! They need “ 100K Hoosier signatures and win 2% of the Secretary of State race to create a party and secure ballot access in Indiana.” socialistpartyin.com”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I see redistricting going about as well as it did in the Hoosier state”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Quick IU basketball recruiting notes as staff looks for final pieces of 2026-27 roster – The Daily Hoosier https://www.rawchili.com/nba/726437/ Cal State Fullerton forward Ben Winker is a name to know on the IU basketball front as the…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Way to go Tennessee!! Sincerely, A Hoosier”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Top 10 Indiana Hoosier Basketball Players of All Time!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang, St. Louis, Missouri, formerly, _, Southern US) An uneducated, tasteless, boorish white person.
"The mall? Belinda, mall pickups are for hoosiers," I say, St. Louis slang for white trash. "With femullets." [...] "But Jake's no hoosier."
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