variants
or less commonly hoody
: a hooded sweatshirt
He dresses with collegiate insouciance, outfitting himself in a hoodie and jeans …—
L. Jon Wertheim
L. Jon WertheimThere were lots of kids milling around in this area, so I pulled what was left of my hoodie over my head and kept my face down, hands in pockets, as we made our way through the crowd.—R. J. Palacio
R. J. PalacioExamples of hoodie in a Sentence
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The Walt Disney Concert Hall shop has become a Dudamel-torium, aisles bursting with Gustavo T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, refrigerator magnets and this and that.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
She’s found the next morning clad in her signature maroon hoodie, lifeless and grey on her sponsor Ali’s (Colman Domingo) couch.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
The brand also activated at Coachella in April, hosting the Hoody House, which Dickson said sold roughly 10,000 custom hoodies and generating over 300 million social media and press impressions.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
He was last seen wearing a royal blue hoodie and dark pants with white and black tennis shoes.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
She’s found the next morning clad in her signature maroon hoodie, lifeless and grey on her sponsor Ali’s (Colman Domingo) couch.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
The brand also activated at Coachella in April, hosting the Hoody House, which Dickson said sold roughly 10,000 custom hoodies and generating over 300 million social media and press impressions.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
He was last seen wearing a royal blue hoodie and dark pants with white and black tennis shoes.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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“Hoodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoodie. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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