Derived from the word "Hoodlum" meaning a young street ruffian, esp. one belonging to a gang. Originally used in the 40's and 50's to describe greasers.

1. The ghetto.
2. Someone who is from the ghetto.
3. Someone who acts like they are from the ghetto.
Other Slang: Hoodlum, Gangsta, Thug, Nigga, Pimp, Street-rat, Street Urchin, etc.

4. The foreskin of a penis.
5. Covering of the clitoris.

Derived from "neighborhood". An area which one lives/lived/ or is in

neighborhood; ghetto; project

Attatched to sweatshirts...Often pulled over the head when the weather is cold or rainy.

n.
1. Derived from the word neighborhood. Usually refers to an undesirable area: gangsters are from the “hood”; wankstas are from the suburbs.

2. A district or area with distinctive characteristics: a neighborhood of fine homes; an ethnic hood.

3. The area above a woman’s vagina: that cluck gots her hood pierced.

A shortened term for neighborhood

A ganster slang word derrived from neighborhood, usually talking about the ghetto or where all the gangsters and thugs live.