adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person perceived as lower class or an unskilled laborer. Appalachia, Pennsylvania, derogatory

   "That hoopy hardly speaks English."

2. 2
   Alternative form of hoopie (“an old, worn-out car”). alt-of, alternative

Adjective

1. 1
   Shaped like a hoop. colloquial

   "big hoopy earrings"

Adjective

1. 1
   Neat, really together, knowing where one's towel is wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bangerbeaterbucketbucket of boltsbucket of rustclunker

Example

More examples

"I'm always writing weird and hoopy stuff so I'm sure it's difficult to comment on."

Etymology

From hoop + -y.

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