hoodie

noun hood·ie \ ˈhu̇-dē \

variants: or less commonly hoody

|Updated on: 13 Aug 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

According to People, Bieber took Baldwin to the Sunday service at Churchome Church in Kirkland, Washington — one of Bieber’s preferred places to drop by in his beloved white Thrasher hoodie in order to praise Jesus.

— amanda arnold, The Cut, "Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin Can’t Stop Worshiping God Together," 27 June 2018
After a tragic event, Luke struggles to save his neighborhood from dangerous crime bosses, all the time wearing his trademark hoodie and swagger.

— trenesha n striggles, azcentral, "Here's the shows you should binge-watch while it's hot outside," 27 June 2018
Of course, investors’ drive to find commonalities among successful entrepreneurs has also helped create the tech stereotype of the 20-something, hoodie-wearing bro.

— kristen bellstrom, Fortune, "Kirstjen Nielsen, Nancy Pelosi, Jeff Sessions: Broadsheet June 21," 21 June 2018
Take Mark Zuckerberg, swapping his hoodie and flip-flops for a proper suit and tie to testify in front of congress back in April.

— brooke bobb, Vogue, "I Didn’t Buy My Dad a Tie for Father’s Day Because of Donald Trump," 15 June 2018
Quilted Hammock, $250, pawleysislandhammocks.com A father is entitled to loaf around the house in his holey college hoodie.

— jacob gallagher, WSJ, "11 Gifts to Help Dad Relax This Father’s Day," 6 June 2018
The next big innovation in fabrication looks an awful lot like your hoodie.

— liz stinson, Curbed, "Assembling these objects is as easy as zipping a zipper," 5 June 2018
From the very beginning of the encounter, Brown in his hoodie is assumed to be a criminal and is treated like one by police.

— jim stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: Sterling Brown video gives us the usual racial targeting with no shades of gray," 24 May 2018
From the very beginning of the encounter, Brown in his hoodie is assumed to be a criminal and is treated like one by police.

— jim stingl, USA TODAY, "Sterling Brown arrest and tasing video a thousand miles from protect and serve," 24 May 2018

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