hoejabi

hoejabi

English

Etymology

Blend of hoe +‎ hijabi. Attested online since at least 2011.

Noun

hoejabi (plural hoejabis)

1. (neologism, slang) A sexually promiscuous woman who wears a hijab.
   • 2016 August 21, Nexus, issue 18, page 23:

     Some Muslims may argue that girls of our faith who don't wear a hijab aren't as religious. But I beg to differ. Hoejabis do exist — so never judge a book by its cover.

   • 2017, Malcolm Nance, Christopher Sampson, Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad (Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., →ISBN), page 36:

     “Are you a Hijabi or a Hoejabi?” she wrote. “Hijabi: A Muslimah who is fully covered head to toe, as her Lord commanded. Hoejabi: A hybrid between a whore and a hijabi.”

   • 2018, Romaissaa Benzizoune, How to Be a Hoejabi, The New York Times:

     Taken literally, the term “hoejabi” (not my coinage) refers to women who see themselves at the crossroads of being “hoes” and “hijabis.”