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hoopy

adj
/ˈhuː.pi/

Etymology

From hoop + -y.

  1. derived from *kāb-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *hōpą✻ — “bend, bow, arch”
  3. inherited from hōp — “mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”
  4. inherited from hoop
  5. suffixed as hoopy — “hoop + y”

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a hoop.

    • big hoopy earrings

  2. A person perceived as lower class or an unskilled laborer.

    • That hoopy hardly speaks English.

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA