woadie

English

Alternative forms

• whoadie, whodie, wodie

Etymology

Uncertain. Most likely a pronunciation spelling of wardie (“someone from one's own ward”), in reference to the wards of New Orleans. Green's Dictionary of Slang tentatively suggests a derivation from hoodie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwoʊ.di/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwəʊ.di/

Noun

woadie (plural woadies)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A trusted friend; a dawg.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:friend

   Of course I'll tuck you into bed bro, you're my woadie.

   • 1996, “Weed Fiends”‎^[2]performed by Lokee ft. Magnolia Slim:

     Pass the weed woadie, don't be hoggin' the weed and shit

   • 2003, David Corbett, Done for a Dime, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 235:

     Your daddy, half in the bag, starts callin' Arlie and his whoadies a bunch of punks. 'Dumb as ducks,' he says, I remember that.

   • 2013, Kwame Alexander, He Said, She Said, New York, N.Y.: Amistad, →ISBN, page 273:

     Make sure them woadies is gone, then text me. Me and homegirl be inside checking out a black mermaid exhibit.

   • 2015, Raynesha Pittman, “Cognac: Straight, No Ice”, in The TurnOut Queens: The Anthology, Artist Revolt Publications, →ISBN, page 208:

     Word? Let me holla at my whodies, and let them know I'm 'bout to go M.L.A. Then I'll hit you when I'm on my way.

   • 2018, RAE, Torn: Aphrodite & Messiah's Dilemma, Major Key Publishing, →ISBN, page 139:

     I was such a daddy's girl. I couldn't stand being away from my wodie for so long without speaking to him for so long.

   • 2023 August 4, “Cheese Touch” (track 5, 1:16 from the start), in Bars Mitzva‎^[3], performed by BLP Kosher:

     I let this chopper eat like Joey Chestnut 'cause it's a glizzy / That's my woadie, that's my dreidel, that's my motherfuckin' twizzy

Further reading

• “woadie”, “whoadie”, “whodie”, “wodie”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.