hoosier
/ˈhuʒɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A native or resident of the U.S. state of Indiana.
noun
Someone associated with Indiana University, for example as a student, alum, or sports team member, or as a fan. This is also the university's sports mascot.
adj
Characteristic of or pertaining to the American state of Indiana.
noun
Alternative form of Hoosier.
Example Sentences
- "Indiana’s Borderlanders called themselves Hoosiers, came from the backcountry of Kentucky and western Virginia, and were ambivalent about slavery."
- "Near-synonym: (Canada) hoser"
- ""The mall? Belinda, mall pickups are for hoosiers," I say, St. Louis slang for white trash. "With femullets." [...] "But Jake's no hoosier.""
- "Taken as a whole, the article portrayed Ray as an indigent, racist “Hoosier” (St. Louis slang for redneck) with an inept, habitual tendency to commit petty crimes."
- "Less well known but perhaps even more interesting than Stephenson is Court Asher, the second "gentleman" from Indiana. Asher is a more convincing bigot than Stephenson, one more homegrown and more Hoosier than the puffed-up grand dragon, […]"
- "That's not very Hoosier, is it?"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhuʒɚ/
- British English: /ˈhuːʒə/