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
R. J. Palacio
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
The Pittsburgh PressIn 1979, for instance, a number of young men had acquired a faintly hoody look …—Orville Schell
Orville SchellBattered 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
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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
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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
See All Example Sentences for hoody
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“Hoody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoody. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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