hoogie

English

Etymology

Unknown, maybe related to hoagie.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /huːd͡ʒi/

Noun

hoogie (plural hoogies)

(US, derogatory, ethnic slur) A white (Caucasian) person.
- 1975, Gayl Jones, Giant Talk: An Anthology of Third World Writings‎, White Rat, page 290:
  Thought I was some hoogie jus' run around with the niggers instead of be one of them.

Synonyms

honky, see also Thesaurus:white person

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