What does "Hoosier" mean?

[Throckmorton]

Indianans apparently call themselves Hoosiers, yet they themselves don't even know what that means according to Wikipedia. Where does that ridiculous word come from?

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Indianans apparently call themselves Hoosiers, yet they themselves don't even know what that means according to Wikipedia. Where does that ridiculous word come from?

Whose your (daddy)?

 

[BurnItDwn]

I don't think anybody knows where it came from for sure, just that they've been calling themselves that since the early 1800s.

 

[Lorax]

i don't think IU has a mascot so we'll never know.

 

[PricklyPete]

Whales Vagina

 

[mrCide]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier

 

[rpanic]

strange brew

 

[bobsmith1492]

"Who's here?" Common greeting turned slurred (too much to drink, maybe??)

 

[paulxcook]

I was under the impression the word "hoosier" was an insult on par with redneck, hilljack, hick, etc, anywhere outside of Indiana. I live here and have been here since I was 5, and I have no idea what the hell it means. But people here sure do like to be Hoosiers. I think it's stupid, personally.

 

[moparacer]

I have "hoosier" racing tires on the back of my racecar...

 

[Throckmorton]

Well, I guess they can call themselves Hoosiers if it makes them feel like they're not an anonymous state that no one ever thinks about and isn't known for anything. 😀

 

[Engraver]

A corruption of the derogatory term "hoser".

Example, "You are a hoser"

and the Canadian version, "You are a hoser, eh?"

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Well, I guess they can call themselves Hoosiers if it makes them feel like they're not an anonymous state that no one ever thinks about and isn't known for anything. 😀

Hey! We have corn! It's the future of energy!

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: techs

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Indianans apparently call themselves Hoosiers, yet they themselves don't even know what that means according to Wikipedia. Where does that ridiculous word come from?

Whose your (daddy)?

This

 

[orakle]

Originally posted by: moparacer
I have "hoosier" racing tires on the back of my racecar...

I've got a set of Hoosier slicks and a set of rain tires sitting in the shop at school. Anyone else heading to FSAE in Michigan May 14th?

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Well, I guess they can call themselves Hoosiers if it makes them feel like they're not an anonymous state that no one ever thinks about and isn't known for anything. 😀

Hey! We have corn! It's the future of energy!

no it isnt

 

[eits]

i always thought it was someone from indiana until i moved to st. louis.... out here, it means white trash.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Well, I guess they can call themselves Hoosiers if it makes them feel like they're not an anonymous state that no one ever thinks about and isn't known for anything. 😀

They are known for having cheaper taxes, casinos, corn, bad stench, and fireworks. It is the armpit of the midwest.