the hood (in USA) is a place where crime is the most common hobby and gangs are in more control than police
by yourinfohotline October 1, 2010
by john-o-rama June 13, 2006
A poor area or estate within a city or town, accociated with gangs and crime. Term seems to stem from African-American slang although it has crossed over into mainstream language through the media.
Doughboy (complaining about TV news coverage):
"Either they don't know, don't show, or don't care about what's going on in the hood. They had all this foreign shit. They didn't have shit on my brother, man." - from the 1991 John Singleton movie, "Boyz n the Hood"
"Either they don't know, don't show, or don't care about what's going on in the hood. They had all this foreign shit. They didn't have shit on my brother, man." - from the 1991 John Singleton movie, "Boyz n the Hood"
by GQsm January 6, 2008
When you pull the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis over the head of another penis. This is a formal greeting ritual among some cultures, and to be hooded is an exxxtreme honor.
"Grandpa, what does hooding mean?"
"Let me show you. Pull down your pants. Prepare yourself for honor."
"Let me show you. Pull down your pants. Prepare yourself for honor."
by bigtrick February 10, 2015
by hes123abcyuh April 26, 2018
A place where some African American folk ususally claim they are from. They usually aspire to fantacies of escaping from "the hood" but most fail. However some actually do manage to escape from this 'hood' through their talents in the Rap and hip-hop industry.
The hood is also an area of heavy crime, and corrupt police force. Hoods are usually owned by organized crime organizations known as Street gangs. Which deal in the drug trade, prostitution, and theft.
Recently, hoods are becoming not only something of the African American race, but something of all races and cultures including hispanics, whites, etc, this hood-mentality has been spread through the increasing popularity of Rap and Hip-hop music, "gangster culture", and the underfunding of the police force allowed by the government.
The hood is also an area of heavy crime, and corrupt police force. Hoods are usually owned by organized crime organizations known as Street gangs. Which deal in the drug trade, prostitution, and theft.
Recently, hoods are becoming not only something of the African American race, but something of all races and cultures including hispanics, whites, etc, this hood-mentality has been spread through the increasing popularity of Rap and Hip-hop music, "gangster culture", and the underfunding of the police force allowed by the government.
by Jorggle May 23, 2006
A ganster slang word derrived from neighborhood, usually talking about the ghetto or where all the gangsters and thugs live.
by GangstaBoi February 20, 2006