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单词 hobbledehoy
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hobbledehoy

/ˈhɒb(ə)ldɪˌhɔɪ /
informal, dated
noun
A clumsy or awkward youth.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....
  • 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.
adjective
Awkward or clumsy: his hobbledehoy hands

Origin

Mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

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