'HOOD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(slang) a neighborhood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("'hood" is a kind of...):

locality; neck of the woods; neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity (a surrounding or nearby region)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

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