Description
Popular slang term meaning Celtic. Derives from the famous green hooped jerseys worn by the team.
It’s used in chants like “C’mon the Hoops” and grew in popularity as a term of reference to the club from the 1990’s onwards (before then it was mostly always ‘Celts’).
The popularity of the term led to the club adapting it for the name of the club mascot: “Hoopy The Hound“.