hoodie
n. countablen. a comfortable sweatshirt or jacket that has a hood to cover your head. You often wear it for exercise or when you want to feel relaxed.
n. a casual sweatshirt or jacket featuring an integrated hood with a drawstring. Often associated with sportswear or informal youth fashion.
I always wear a warm hoodie when I go for a run.
The university bookstore sells a grey hoodie with the school logo printed on the front.
While originally designed for laborers in cold warehouses, the hoodie has evolved into a versatile staple of modern streetwear across all social classes.
From hood + -ie (diminutive suffix). In sense “person wearing a hoodie”, influenced by sense -ie (“person associated with suffixed noun, often derogatory”); compare townie.
Commonly used in both British and American English to refer to the garment itself.