English Explanatory Dictionary

hobbledehoy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An awkward adolescent youth.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒbəldihɔɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hobbledehoy.wav

Word forms

hobbledehoy hobbledehoys

Etymology

From Scots. Compare dialectal English hobbledygee (“(with a) limping movement”); also French hobereau (“country squire”), English hobby, and Old French hoi (“today”); the original sense may have been "an upstart of today".

Derived words

hobbledehoydom hobbledehoyhood hobbledehoyish hobbledehoyism
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