variants:
or less commonly hoody
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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The first known use of hoodie was in 1990
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