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Hoosier

Hoosier

1 7.5
A person from the US state of Indiana
  • noun
  • /ˈhuːʒər/
translation icon : Hoosier
  • He moved to Indiana and quickly embraced his identity as a Hoosier.

Examples

  • All right, so now the Hoosiers outweigh the Mexicans, so we can really get started.

  • The local festival celebrated the culture and traditions of every Hoosier in the community.

  • Anyone who visits with Hoosiers should take care that he does not in the process become a Hoosier.

  • A guy who confuses the buckeye state with the hoosier state?

    If Only (2004)

  • The password is... "hoosier."

    Night Watch (1995)

  • You may have loved the Hoosiers at some point in your life, but yeah, you'll you'll know a few of their songs, I'm sure.

  • Is it the Arizonians, the Washingtons, Washingtonians, Washingtonians, the Hoosiers or the Coloradans?

  • As a proud Hoosier, she loves to share stories about growing up in Indiana.

Synonyms

Midwesterner
vsHoosier
  • US
7 3.7

A person from the American Midwest

refers specifically to someone from the state of Indiana
Indianan
vsHoosier
1 4.6

A person born in or living in the US state of Indiana

has identical meaning but uses a different form of the name

Compounds

Hoosier State
1 6.2

A common name for the United States state of Indiana whose capital is Indianapolis

Surface Forms

Hoosier singular
Hoosiers plural

Etymology

The word Hoosier is a nickname for a person from Indiana and no one knows for sure where it began. One popular story says it came from the call 'Who's here?' said quickly, which can sound like 'Hoosier'. So a helpful way to remember Hoosier is to think of that friendly call and people from Indiana answering it.