Hoosier

hoosier English Alternative forms en hoosier Etymology en. See Hoosier Wikipedia's article on the subject for theories. Popularized by the 1830 John Finley poem “The Hoosier’s Nest”.en ‘Hoosier’ is now the official name for Indiana folk. But what does it even mean? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/13/hoosier-is-now-the-official-name-for-indiana-folk-but-what-does-it-even-mean/ Mettler Katie 2017-01-13 2022-12-19 Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20250723090118/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/13/hoosier-is-now-the-official-name-for-indiana-folk-but-what-does-it-even-mean/ 23 July 2025 Pronunciation en non-rhotic en /ˈhuːʒə/ [ˈhʊu̯ʒə] RP en rhotic en /ˈhuʒɚ/ [ˈhʊu̯ʒɚ] ~ [ˈhʊu̯ʒɹ̩] GA en uːʒə(ɹ) 2 en Hoo sier Noun A native or resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. en Indianan<qq:exonym, often proscribed> en Colin Woodard 16 American nations New York Penguin 2011 978-1-101-54445-7 Indiana’s Borderlanders called themselves Hoosiers, came from the backcountry of Kentucky and western Virginia, and were ambivalent about slavery. 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. en Fernando Mendoza becomes 1st Indiana Hoosier to win Heisman https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47298246/fernando-mendoza-becomes-1st-indiana-hoosier-win-heisman ESPN 2025-12-13 2026-03-26 NCAAF https://web.archive.org/web/20260419102819/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47298246/fernando-mendoza-becomes-1st-indiana-hoosier-win-heisman 19 April 2026 en boorish, contemptible white person en slang St. Louis Missouri formerly _ Southern US An uneducated, tasteless, boorish white person.33 255-257 255en The Language of St. Louis, Missouri American United Studies XIII, Linguistics 4 Thomas Murray 1986 en white trash en hoser<id:boorish, contemptible person><q:Canada> en 2014 Emily Giffin The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof 1466882999 "The mall? Belinda, mall pickups are for hoosiers," I say, St. Louis slang for white trash. "With femullets." [...] "But Jake's no hoosier." en 2015 yes Pate McMichael Klandestine: How a Klan Lawyer and a Checkbook Journalist ... 2 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. en US historical A kind of cupboard or dresser with shelves, drawers, etc.; a kitchenet. Derived terms en Hoosierdom Hoosierese Hoosierish Hoosierism Hoosierize Adjective Characteristic of or pertaining to the American state of Indiana. en 1947 John Bartlow Martin Indiana: An Interpretation xi 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, en 2009 Alden Studebaker Hoosieritis: The Contagious Condition That Is Indiana 51 That's not very Hoosier, is it? en 2009 Alexander Lawrence Blest Be the Tie book 1 “Somehow the tradition doesn't seem very Hoosier.” Synonyms Indiana en Indianan (exonym) Derived terms en Hoosier Alley Hoosier pie References en Indiana, USA Demonyms American demonyms People en informal demonyms