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Hoosier - Wikipedia Indiana adopted the nickname "The Hoosier State" more than 150 years ago [1] "Hoosier" is used in the names of numerous Indiana-based businesses and organizations "Hoosiers" is also the name of the Indiana University athletic teams
What’s a Hoosier? | Britannica People from certain U S states go by unusual names—Connecticuter, Michigander, Utahn, to name a few—but Hoosiers from Indiana are the only ones whose name isn’t based on their state name at all Nobody really knows why it came into being, what the word originally meant, or where it came from
What Is a Hoosier? - Indiana Historical Society Although the term implied a frontier roughness just beyond the most recently settled and “civilized” regions (which of course were always moving west), its subsequent widespread acceptance in the 1830s and 1840s was definitely good-natured, if not independent-minded, in meaning then and thereafter
What’s a Hoosier, Really? The Story Behind Indiana’s Most Famous . . . Modern usage leaves little doubt: anyone born or living in Indiana qualifies as a Hoosier But the meaning tied to the name has expanded in ways that reflect character and values Institutions reinforce the label’s visibility and power
IHB: What is a Hoosier - IN. gov They were called "Hoosier's men" and eventually all Indianans were called Hoosiers A theory attributed to Gov Joseph Wright derived Hoosier from an Indian word for corn, "hoosa "
What is a Hoosier? - The History Museum Good evidence suggests that “Hoosier” was a term of contempt and disrespect common in the upland South and used to denote a rustic, a bumpkin, a countryman, a roughneck, a hick or an awkward, uncouth or unskilled fellow