"hoojah" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /huːd͡ʒə/ [US] Forms: hoojahs [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Compare Hoosier and hoogie. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoojah (plural hoojahs)
  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic slur) A white (Caucasian) person. Tags: US, derogatory, ethnic, slur Synonyms: honky, white person, hoojer, hooja, houja
    Sense id: en-hoojah-en-noun-sKgUuOhs Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: hoojahs [plural]
Etymology: Unknown; see oojah. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoojah (plural hoojahs)
  1. Alternative form of oojah (“thing whose name is unknown”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: oojah (extra: thing whose name is unknown)
    Sense id: en-hoojah-en-noun-WsaO9E1P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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