Etymology Uncertain. See Wikipedia's article on the subject for theories. Popularized by the 1830 John Finley poem “The Hoosier’s Nest”.
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A native or resident of the U.S. state of Indiana.
Indiana’s Borderlanders called themselves Hoosiers, came from the backcountry of Kentucky and western Virginia, and were ambivalent about slavery.2011, Colin Woodard, chapter 16, in American nations, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:
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Someone associated with Indiana University, for example as a student, alum, or sports team member, or as a fan. This is also the university's sports mascot.
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Slang An uneducated, tasteless, boorish white person.
St. Louis; Missouri; formerly Southern US; St. Louis; Missouri; formerly Southern US
Near-synonym: (Canada) hoser
"The mall? Belinda, mall pickups are for hoosiers," I say, St. Louis slang for white trash. "With femullets." [...] "But Jake's no hoosier."2014, Emily Giffin, The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, →ISBN:
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Taken as a whole, the article portrayed Ray as an indigent, racist “Hoosier” (St. Louis slang for redneck) with an inept, habitual tendency to commit petty crimes.2015, Pate McMichael, Klandestine: How a Klan Lawyer and a Checkbook Journalist ..., page 2:
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US, Historical A kind of cupboard or dresser with shelves, drawers, etc.; a kitchenet.
Etymology Uncertain. See Wikipedia's article on the subject for theories. Popularized by the 1830 John Finley poem “The Hoosier’s Nest”.
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Characteristic of or pertaining to the American state of Indiana.
Less well known but perhaps even more interesting than Stephenson is Court Asher, the second "gentleman" from Indiana. Asher is a more convincing bigot than Stephenson, one more homegrown and more Hoosier than the puffed-up grand dragon, […]1947, John Bartlow Martin, Indiana: An Interpretation, page xi:
That's not very Hoosier, is it?2009, Alden Studebaker, Hoosieritis: The Contagious Condition That Is Indiana, page 51:
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“Somehow the tradition doesn't seem very Hoosier.”2009, Alexander Lawrence, Blest Be the Tie, book 1: