hoodman
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]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, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, act 4, scene 3:
- Hush, hush! Hoodman / comes.
Translations
[edit]blindfolded player
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