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Hoosier

UK /ˈhuːʒə/US /ˈhuʒɚ/

noun 4
adjective 1
forms 4

noun4

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A native or resident of the U.S. state of Indiana.
- Indiana’s Borderlanders called themselves Hoosiers, came from the backcountry of Kentucky and western Virginia, and were ambivalent about slavery. — 2011
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.
(US, historical) A kind of cupboard or dresser with shelves, drawers, etc.; a kitchenet.
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(slang) An uneducated, tasteless, boorish white person.
- "The mall? Belinda, mall pickups are for hoosiers," I say, St. Louis slang for white trash. "With femullets." [...] "But Jake's no hoosier." — 2014

adjective1

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Characteristic of or pertaining to the American state of Indiana.
- That's not very Hoosier, is it? — 2009

forms

Hoosiers · hoosiers · more Hoosier · most Hoosier

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