Street voices
Michael James
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United States
"Hoodie is used to refer to a sweatshirt with a hood, an article of clothing that you would wear in the fall or spring. For example, yo I love the fall. It is perfect hoodie weather."
What it means
Hoodie is the everyday word for a hooded sweatshirt. It’s that soft grab-and-go layer you sling on when the air’s doing mood swings or you just can’t be bothered with a full outfit. Casual, comfy, always in rotation. School run, corner shop dash, post-gym, sofa mode, all covered.
Usage examples
"Yo, grab your hoodie before we head out, it gets nippy after sunset and nobody wants to act tough while shivering."
"The evening turned chilly fast, so she pulled her oversized hoodie over both knees and refused to move from the bonfire."
"I’m not dressing up for a midnight snack run, I’m chucking on a hoodie and calling it fashion."
"Man said he wasn’t cold, then nicked my hoodie the second the wind started moving mad."
"It's not even that cold, I've just got my emotional support hoodie on and now I'm staying in it all day."
Where it comes from
Hoodie comes from hood plus the English ending -ie, which often turns words more casual and familiar. The word picked up in the late 20th century as hooded sweatshirts got huge in sportswear, skate scenes, hip-hop, college campuses, and everyday streetwear, then just stayed glued to common speech.
