hoodie

noun hood·ie \ ˈhu̇-dē \

variants: or less commonly hoody

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

Definition of hoodie

: 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

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Recent Examples of hoodie from the Web

The actor, 43, tried to keep it casual in a navy hoodie, dark wash jeans, white sneakers, and his go-to disguise: a baseball cap and sunglasses.

— harper's bazaar staff, Harper's BAZAAR, "Leonardo DiCaprio and Model Camila Morrone Engage in Sweet PDA," 30 Mar. 2018
Dressed in a grey hoodie, Justin recorded a video of himself touching his face and pointing to his zits.

— victoria rodriguez, Seventeen, "Is Justin Bieber Trying To Show Support for Selena Gomez With His New Pimple Selfie?," 23 Mar. 2018
After the shooting, dash camera footage showed Clark was wearing a black hoodie.

— nashelly chavez and anita chabria, sacbee, "What we know (and don’t know) about the police shooting of Stephon Clark | The Sacramento Bee," 22 Mar. 2018
The man was described as 6-foot-1, thin and wearing a black hoodie and pants, police said in a statement.

— eric levenson, CNN, "Sacramento police shot man holding cell phone in his grandmother's yard," 22 Mar. 2018
Ditto for the matching cropped hoodie with sleeves that extend well past my fingertips.

— madeline fass, Vogue, "Does Gigi Hadid’s Athleisure Work in Real Life? Here’s What Happened When One Vogue Writer Spent a Week in Sweats," 21 Mar. 2018
At one point, Blount even celebrated a playoff win by wearing a red hoodie with Patricia's likeness on the front.

— dave birkett, Detroit Free Press, "Photos: Meet new Detroit Lions RB LeGarrette Blount," 14 Mar. 2018
He was spotted Wednesday afternoon walking around Lincoln Park wearing a black hoodie and black jeans, and took off running into a wooded area near the park.

— matthew martinez, star-telegram, "Suspected carjacker going by ‘Stinky Butt’ is becoming a slippery suspect in East Texas | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 9 Mar. 2018
For the first outfit, the actress wore a red hoodie with matching track pants and sporty sneakers.

— avery matera, Teen Vogue, "Sadie Sink Walks the Runway During the Undercover Fashion Show," 2 Mar. 2018

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