hoodman
English
Etymology
hood + man
Noun
hoodman (plural hoodmen)
- (Canada, chiefly Toronto, MTE, slang) A member of a youth subculture group that listens to urban music, wears puffer jackets and sportswear, uses a heavy Toronto accent (with lingo), is typically uneducated, and may be engaged in illegal activities.
- (obsolete, games) The blindfolded player in the game of hoodman-blind, or blind man's buff.
- c. 1604–1605, Shakespeare, William, All's Well That Ends Well, Act 4, Scene 3:
- Hush, hush! Hoodman / comes.
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Translations
blindfolded player
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Anagrams
- manhood