hoodman

English

From hood +‎ man.

hoodman (plural hoodmen or (MTE, slang) hoodmans)

(Canada, chiefly Toronto, MTE, slang) A member of a youth subculture group that listens to urban music, wears puffer jackets and sportswear, uses a heavy Toronto accent (with lingo), is typically uneducated, and may be engaged in illegal activities.
- 2018 January 31, @racquelll_, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 August 2024:
  toronto hoodmans don't even laugh they just yell "yooooo" & "chillll" in different variations and rhythms
(obsolete, games) The blindfolded player in the game of hoodman-blind, or blind man's buff.
- c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, act 4, scene 3:
  Hush, hush! Hoodman / comes.

blindfolded player