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Definition of hobbledehoy in English: hobbledehoynoun ˈhɒb(ə)ldɪˌhɔɪˈhɑbəldiˌhɔɪ dated, informal A clumsy or awkward youth. Example sentencesExamples - The true hobbledehoy is much alone, not being greatly given to social intercourse even with other hobbledehoys.
- He looked frankly what he was - a hobbledehoy - though he made great efforts to seem grown up.
- It listed the views of various members of Congress: not any old hobbledehoys either, but the party leaders, mostly Republican, whose support would be crucial to the political viability of any Pentagon plan.
Synonyms lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel
adjectiveˈhɒb(ə)ldɪˌhɔɪˈhɑbəldiˌhɔɪ dated, informal Origin Mid 16th century: of unknown origin. Definition of hobbledehoy in US English: hobbledehoynounˈhäbəldēˌhoiˈhɑbəldiˌhɔɪ dated, informal A clumsy or awkward youth. Example sentencesExamples - He looked frankly what he was - a hobbledehoy - though he made great efforts to seem grown up.
- The true hobbledehoy is much alone, not being greatly given to social intercourse even with other hobbledehoys.
- It listed the views of various members of Congress: not any old hobbledehoys either, but the party leaders, mostly Republican, whose support would be crucial to the political viability of any Pentagon plan.
Synonyms lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel
adjectiveˈhäbəldēˌhoiˈhɑbəldiˌhɔɪ dated, informal Origin Mid 16th century: of unknown origin. |