What’s an Indianan and What’s a Hoosier? If you ask a Hoosier this question, almost all will say that they’ve never heard of an Indianan, but those who have will probably tell you we’re only Indianans when there’s a political race underway in which the rest of the country is interested in the outcome. And with regard to the definition of a Hoosier, anyone from Indiana is going to say that a Hoosier is just someone from Indiana. If asked to explain what the word really means, you might get some of those tall tales I mentioned earlier, or you may just get a “heck if I know” in response.