hoody

1 of 2

noun

less common spelling 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

hoody

2 of 2

adjective

ˈhu̇-dē 

ˈhü-

informal

: relating to, suggestive of, associated with, or having the character of a hoodlum

With Kiel Martin gone, the newly titled "Boys Will Be Boys" focuses entirely on teenage Chazz (Matthew Perry) and his hoody friend Booch (William Gallo).

—The Pittsburgh Press

In 1979, for instance, a number of young men had acquired a faintly hoody look …

—Orville Schell

Battered by racism, by hoody music-business people, and by a succession of manipulative lovers (she married twice), she hid behind a violent temper and a foul mouth, and searched most of her life for solace in drugs and drink.

—Whitney Balliette

Examples of hoody in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Dane is described as having brown hair and green eyes, and was last sporting black pants, a grey fuzzy hoody with ears and blue and white shoes. —Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025

As the other workers and customers make a beeline for the door, the newly armed man dressed in a black hoody and black pants walks to the rear of the barbershop and fires at least one round. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024

The other teens were behind the male in the green hoody echoing his demands. —Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024

Made with a hood—but without a full-length zipper—this pullover claims to be the world’s lightest down hoody. —Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hoody

• broody
• buddhi
• judy