English Dictionary

'HOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does 'hood mean? 

'HOOD (noun)
  The noun 'HOOD has 1 sense:

1. (slang) a neighborhoodplay

  Familiarity information: 'HOOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


'HOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(slang) a neighborhood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("'hood" is a kind of...):

locality; neck of the woods; neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity (a surrounding or nearby region)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))


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