September 21, 200917 yr As in a "hoodlum?" That is something I have heard of, but just saying "hood?" No. I did (and sometimes, still do) use the term "hood." I think it likely was passed down from our parents generation. A hood was any criminal or shady-looking character. In reference to a teen, it usually meant someone who hung out with the tough crowd and was likely to be a troublemaker. The word "hood" being used as a shorthand for "neighborhood" is a relatively new thing that developed in the inner city. It's completely different from the old usage. The word "hood," a few decades ago, was (as Aiden Seamus said) short for "hoodlum."
September 21, 200917 yr Author 1. The ghetto. 2. Someone who is from the ghetto. 3. Someone who acts like they are from the ghetto. Derived from "neighborhood". An area which one lives/lived/ or is in Ima go visit my hood. i need to raise up out my hood neighborhood; ghetto; project Incorrect. Where I and many grew up that used the term there was no ghetto around.
September 21, 200917 yr Birdsfan is right on target. I our parents were talking about "hoodlums" when they said hood. I remember hearing that growing up. "Dont hang around him, he is a hood." Roughneck,trouble makers, rednecks, bullies.....those seem to be synonyms. Hammertime's references are all valid, just not on point with what you were thinking.
September 21, 200917 yr I knew the meaning, but I've also read "The Outsiders" a couple dozen times...
September 21, 200917 yr Hoodlum and crawbat how's that for old? Crawbat? Now that's one I haven't heard!
September 21, 200917 yr Hood was short for hoodlum. Now we use terms that aren't allowed on here. I hear my kids saying Trashball or Trashbag. (and much worse )
September 21, 200917 yr My grandparents and parents used it, usually in the same sentence with hoodlum, so I assume they mean basically the same thing.
September 21, 200917 yr 1. The ghetto. 2. Someone who is from the ghetto. 3. Someone who acts like they are from the ghetto. Derived from "neighborhood". An area which one lives/lived/ or is in Ima go visit my hood. i need to raise up out my hood neighborhood; ghetto; project In your definition, you forgot that the term needs to be prefaced by an apostrophe in order to indicate it is a shortened term that drops the first part, i.e., "the 'hood." In that use, yes, we are talking about a neighborhood. But if you're talking about a person, you are using the shortened term for "hoodlum."
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