hood
71
8.9
- noun
- /hʊd/
- Offensive
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- After the fight broke out, the police arrested several hoods involved in the gang activity.
Like I'm a hood, like I'm polished.
- Like I'm a hood, like I'm polished.
Examples
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Lou got himself involved with these hoods, and now I'm stuck with them as partners.
Fiction book (1992) -
We get out of the hood with two fifteens in the trunk.
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'Cause the boys in the hood are always hard
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We lived in the 'hood'; my brother was caught up in the gang stuff.
Academic text (2008) -
- And the hood rat's in the house.
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Look, it's been a while since the Hood broke anyone's neck.
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They're robbing from the 'hood!
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Because if he ever finds out I can be beat by one lousy grifter, I'll have to kill him and every other hood who wants to muscle in on my Chicago operation.
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He made a name for himself as a notorious hood in the crime-ridden neighborhood.
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The street was filled with hoods looking to cause trouble when the sun went down.
Synonyms
466
7.9
A young person who acts violently or breaks the law
244
4.9
A violent person who attacks or threatens others
76
8.1
A violent person hired to threaten or hurt others
38
7.6
A young person who steals, fights, or causes trouble with a gang
37
9.9
A young person who belongs to a street gang or acts tough like gang members
31
9.9
A person who joins a criminal gang and often takes part in violent acts
8
7.2
A young person who wears a hooded sweatshirt and may seem suspicious
5
7.5
A person who is strong and may threaten or hurt others
1
9.9
A young person who behaves in a threatening or criminal way
A young person who is violent and often breaks the law
A young person who uses threats or physical force to steal from people
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
5
9.9
An insulting word for a person from a poor neighborhood who behaves in a rough or criminal way
- Literature
2
2.3
A girl in a famous fairy tale who meets a wolf while visiting her grandmother
- Specialized
1
4.4
An attachment that fits the front of a camera lens to block stray light and protect it
- Archaic
A large loose cloak with a hood that you wear over evening clothes to formal events
How Violent
- Offensive
244
4.9
249
4.4
- Offensive
71
8.9
20
6.1
- Offensive
69
4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hood meaning a violent young criminal comes from the short form of hoodlum and from the image of someone hiding under a 'hood', so it suggests a person who hides their face and acts dangerously.