Description
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A hoodie is a type of sweatshirt[1] with a hood that, when worn up, covers most of the head and neck, and sometimes the face.
The most common ‘pullover’ style hoodies often include a single large kangaroo pocket or muff on the lower front, while hoodies with zippers usually include two pockets, one on either side of the zipper, in the same location. Both styles typically include a drawstring to adjust the hood opening. Hoodies may be worn for aesthetic purposes, or protection against the weather, such as cold, wind, and rain.
Terminology
The word hood derives from the Anglo-Saxon word hōd,[2] ultimately of the same root as an English hat.[3]
Hoodie, sometimes spelled hoody,[1] is an abbreviation of hooded sweatshirt.[4] The name ‘hoodie’ entered popular usage in the 1990s.[1]
According to Oxford English Dictionary, the term is also colloquially used in British and Irish English to describe a hooligan or thug.[1]
A study done in 2023 and published in a journal called The English Languages: History, Diaspora, Culture found that Canadian respondents preferred the term “hoodie” by a wide margin. However, those with ties to Saskatchewan may prefer the regional term “bunnyhug,” while those with ties to Western Canada, especially older individuals, may use “kangaroo jacket.” They found no relation between gender and term use. They found that younger people were more likely to give a variety of terms and hypothesized that they may have been trying to fit in.[5]
History

The garment’s style and form can be traced back to Medieval Europe when the preferred clothing for Catholic monks included a hood called a cowl attached to a tunic or robes,[6] and a chaperon or hooded cape was very commonly worn by any outdoors worker.[citation needed] Its appearance was known in England as early as the 12th century, possibly an import with the Norman conquest of England, as the capa was “a short hooded cloak which was common in Normandy.”[2]




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