hoodie

noun

hood·​ie ˈhu̇-dē How to pronounce hoodie (audio)
variants or less commonly hoody
: a hooded sweatshirt
There 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

Examples of hoodie in a Sentence

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Snag the brand’s fleece hoodie for a whopping 60 percent off today. Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2025 Shrugged around her like a shawl was a sporty black hoodie—from her own brand Skims, maybe? Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 June 2025 Selections include t-shirts, underwear and hoodies. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Video released by police shows two men, wearing gray hoodies and fully masked, entering the credit union at 9:42 a.m. with guns in view. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hoodie

Word History

Etymology

hood entry 1 + -ie

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hoodie was in 1990

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“Hoodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoodie. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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hoodie

noun
hood·​ie ˈhu̇-dē How to pronounce hoodie (audio)
variants also hoody
pl hoodies
: a hooded sweatshirt
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