Street voices
Michael
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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 name for a hooded sweatshirt, the comfy layer you throw on when the weather cannot make its mind up. It sits right in that sweet spot between casual and cosy, which is why people reach for it nonstop in fall, spring, after the gym, or on lazy corner shop missions. Pure wardrobe workhorse.
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."
Where it comes from
A plain mash of hood plus the cosy ie ending, named for the pull-up hood that defines it. From skate parks to lecture halls, the hooded sweatshirt earned its own one-word name.
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