hoodie

Definitions

1. A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
2. A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.
   British, derogatory, often, slang
3. foreskin
   slang
4. The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.

Equivalents

Examples

“You can buy⟳ hoodies on the cheap in summer.”

“David Cameron will completely re-engineer the Conservatives' image on crime this week with a remarkable speech calling for more understanding of 'hoodies' and criticising what he calls short-term solutions to curb youth crime such as anti-social behaviour orders and curfews.”

“En route, we dropped by the home of Lips — one of the very few gang members who still lived with his mother — to pick⟳ up some clothes for Tuggy. There, we discussed which pair of trainers to bring⟳ him — no small decision, as the soul of the hoodie resides in his trainers.”

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