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

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

The Kiln line comes in a crew, quarter-zip, hoody, and multiple long-john options for men, as well as hoody and long-jane options for women. —Nicole Qualtieri, Outside Online, 27 Oct. 2024

Then a second suspect – dressed in a hoody and gray pants – leaps into the air and stomps down hard on the victim’s head. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024

On evenings that are chilly—but not cold enough for a puffy jacket—add a hoody sweatshirt underneath. —Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1956, in the meaning defined above