Not just an old american rust bucket P.O.S. car, but any ride that is slightly lees than pimp. A hooptie is any vehicle which was once nice in its heyday, but is now past its prime. Hooptie is a statement of pride, not deragatory in any way.
by Captain May 26, 2004
(Hoop-D) DC term for ANY big, long AMERICAN automobile, preferably a GM car (Cadi, Chevy etc); MUST have tinted windows so the cops can't see what your smokin, MUST have a system, MUST have rims that cost more than the car itself, usually occupied by either blacks, hispanics or both.
by Kung Fu Rick November 2, 2003
Any car that the owner has spent more money on trying to spice it up than it is worth. If you come to Fresno, California, you will see an '83 Corolla with $2,000 rims or...or...HAHAHA! You will see a '94 Geo Metro with a $4,000 paint job and $3,000 rims I recently procured in a race because he thought it was fast.
A prime example of a hooptie would be an '89 Ford Probe with $5,000 worth of accessories or almost any Honda.
by Headman July 13, 2005
by jimmanthapinkerton March 22, 2009
A car that goes " hooptie, hooptie, hooptie" when you turn! Other essential requirements for a suburban hooptie (a cousin to the urban hooptie) are rust deposits making it appear that the car is camoflagued, stale cigarette smell and 12 year olds butts in the ashtrays, and finally the suburban hooptie must ride down the rode as though it were a boat.
"Mom do you have to pick me up at school in that hooptie? Can't you park in the parking lot behind the Hummer and let me walk up to the door?"
by Anonymous April 19, 2003
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by muffalo_bill December 6, 2003