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/Sounds like "oh" (as in "oh") + "OHD" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

Chicano Spanglish for one's own neighborhood, borrowed from English "neighborhood." Saying "soy del hood" carries pride and identity rooted in where you grew up, common among Latino communities in the US.

Examples

I grew up in this hood, I know everyone around here.

Don't walk into that hood at night if you are not from there.

Regional synonyms

No way, not a chance, absolutely not. The most emphatic and categorical denial in Argentine and Uruguayan Spanish, when someone says 'ni en pedo,' no force on earth will change their mind.