what is a hokie?

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remember 4/16/07

Answer 1

A hokie (short for Hokie Bird) is a turkey-like bird that closely resembles a maroon cardinal with a snood. The name originated from a cheer that went " Hokie, Hokie, Hokie Hi" The school colors are the maroon from his feathers? i guess, and the orange from his beak.

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Hokie Definition

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We will always remember the victims who tragically lost there lives on Monday. Today is Friday and this day belongs to them. We love you from Baltimore, MD. Towson University!!! We're all hokies today.

What is a Hokie? The origin of the word "Hokie" has nothing to do with a turkey. It was coined by O. M. Stull (class of 1896), who used it in a spirit yell he wrote for a competition.

Here's how that competition came to be held. Virginia Tech was founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution and was named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1896, the Virginia General Assembly officially changed the college's name to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, a name so long that citizens shortened it in popular usage to VPI. The original college cheer, which made reference to the original name of the institution, was no longer suitable. Thus, a contest was held to select a new spirit yell, and Stull won the $5 top prize for his cheer, now known as Old Hokie:

Hoki, Hoki, Hoki, Hy.
Techs, Techs, V.P.I.
Sola-Rex, Sola-Rah.
Polytechs - Vir-gin-ia.
Rae, Ri, V.P.I.

Later, the phrase "Team! Team! Team!" was added at the end, and an "e" was added to "Hoki."

Stull later said that he made up the word as an attention-grabber. Though he may not have known it, "Hokie" (in its various forms) has been around at least since 1842. According to Johann Norstedt, now a retired Virginia Tech English professor, "[Hokie was] a word that people used to express feeling, approval, excitement, surprise. Hokie, then, is a word like 'hooray,' or 'yeah,' or 'rah.'" Whatever its original meaning, the word in the popular cheer did, as Stull wanted, grab attention and has been a part of Virginia Tech tradition ever since.

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What Is A Hokie

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Answer 6

A hokie is a loyal Virginia Tech fan.

Answer 7

Some people say that a Hokie is a turkey-like bird. This is actually false. The name "Hokies" in reference to the sports teams of Virginia Tech, dates back to a fight song contest in 1896.

A student named O.M. Stull submitted this fight theme song for Virginia Tech and won 5 dollars for it.

Hoki, Hoki, Hoki, Hy.
Techs, Techs, V.P.I.
Sola-Rex, Sola-Rah.
Polytechs - Vir-gin-ia.
Rae, Ri, V.P.I.

Later, the phrase "Team! Team! Team!" was added at the end, and an "e" was added to "Hoki."

Hokie is essentially an old word for surprise or happiness, like "hurrah" or "yay".

Answer 8

The Hokie Bird is the official mascot of Virginia Tech. It is a turkey-like bird that more closely resembles a "maroon cardinal with a snood." Contrary to popular misinformation, the term "Hokie" does not refer to a castrated turkey. This false definition was circulated widely by unknown sources long after the original Hokie bird mascot was born.

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

Answer 9

I think a hokie is a staight up turkey!

Answer 10

Its a Turkey, that my family be cookin up fo dinner, on thanksgivin. Along wit some dressin, cranberry sauce, greens! the good stuff!