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Hoosier

[ hoo-zher ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
  2. (usually lowercase) any awkward, unsophisticated person, especially a rustic.


Hoosier

/ ˈːɪə /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Indiana
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Ǵs·dz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Hoosier1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–30; of uncertain origin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Hoosier1

C19: origin unknown
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Example Sentences

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The next time the men saw one another was last fall, when they hugged after Sunseri’s Indiana Hoosiers defeated Foster’s Bruins at the Rose Bowl.

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The Hoosiers own four wins over teams ranked in the AP top 25 poll.

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This will be UCLA’s third trip to Indiana in the last five weeks, prompting Cronin to joke that he would need to pay taxes in the Hoosier state.

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With his team set to travel to Indiana for the third time in five weeks, Cronin joked about needing to pay income tax in the Hoosier state.

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Every time Indiana made the slightest run Friday afternoon inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse, what amounted to a home crowd for the Hoosiers buoyed them with more noise.

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