Hoosier

noun Hoo·sier \ˈhü-zhər\

Definition of HOOSIER

: a native or resident of Indiana —used as a nickname

— Hoosier adjective

perhaps alteration of English dialect hoozer anything large of its kind

First Known Use: 1826

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