English Explanatory Dictionary

hoddydoddy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An awkward or foolish person.
  2. A snail; a snail’s shell.

Word forms

hoddydoddy hoddydoddies

Etymology

From hoddy-dod, an obsolete English regionalism meaning “periwinkle” or “snail”. Compare dodman.

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