Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used as a nickname for a native or resident of Indiana.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An inhabitant of the State of Indiana: a nickname: also used adjectively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun U.S. A nickname given to an inhabitant of the State of Indiana.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A native or resident of the American state of
Indiana . - noun An
alumnus of Indiana University. - noun slang An
uneducated ,tasteless Caucasian person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or resident of Indiana
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"You hear the term Hoosier hospitality, and I really didn't know what that meant, coming from New Orleans, where you hear southern hospitality," says Manning, the league's only four-time MVP who guided the Colts to the NFL title three years ago, in the same stadium.
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Kolar said she called the Hoosier Lottery office for instructions on how to collect and immediately made the drive to Indianapolis and came back with the check, which she deposited the next day.
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But if he's any indication of Indiana's political preferences, pollsters will have a hard time calling the Hoosier State Nov. 4.
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« The Daily 2008 | The RCP Blog Home Page | Showdown in Hoosier Country?
A Test Case for Immigration - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com 2008
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Sometimes known as the Hoosier Gardener, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp lives in Indianapolis, where she manages perennials and woody plants for a large, independent garden center.
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The outside income shows that serving in "Congress is an elitist game," said Greg Fettig, the founder of an Indiana tea-party group called Hoosier Patriots.
Side Jobs Bolster Some Lawmakers' Paychecks Danny Yadron 2011
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Sometimes known as the Hoosier Gardener, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp lives in Indianapolis, where she manages perennials and woody plants for a large, independent garden center.
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Sometimes known as the Hoosier Gardener, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp lives in Indianapolis, where she manages perennials and woody plants for a large, independent garden center.
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A day after Lugar issued his "" Let's rumble '' challenge to Helms, Weld hadn't called the Hoosier to thank him.
A Summer Squall 2008
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So I am a Southern Hoosier, which is either redundant or interesting combo depending on your familiarity with those two groups.
Archive 2008-01-01 James Williams 2008
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