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hoosier
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hoosier, n.
A nickname given to an inhabitant of the State of Indiana. [1913 Webster]
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hoosier
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N misnomer, lucus a non lucendo, Mrs, Malaprop, what d'ye call 'em, Hoosier, nickname, sobriquet, by-name, assumed name, assumed title, alias, nom de course, nom de theatre, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pseudonym, pseudonymy, misnamed, pseudonymous, soi-disant, self called, self styled, self christened, so-called, nameless, anonymous, without a having no name, innominate, unnamed, unacknowledged, in no sense.For further exploring for "hoosier" in Webster Dictionary Online