Hoo|sier

Hoo|sier
Hoo|sier «HOO zhuhr», noun, adjective. U.S.
–n.
a nickname for a native or inhabitant of Indiana.
–adj.
of or having to do with Indiana.
[American English, apparently special use of dialectal hoozer anything unusually large]

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