- hobbledehoy
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1540 an awkward gawky youth
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Hobbledehoy — Hob ble*de*hoy , Hobbletehoy Hob ble*te*hoy , n. [Written also {hobbetyhoy}, {hobbarddehoy}, {hobbedehoy}, {hobdehoy}.] [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and OF. hoi to day; perh.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hobbledehoy — clumsy or awkward youth, 1530s, of uncertain origin and the subject of much discussion. First element is probably hob in its sense of clown, prankster (see HOBGOBLIN (Cf. hobgoblin)), the second element perhaps is M.Fr. de haye worthless, untamed … Etymology dictionary
hobbledehoy — [häb′əl dē hoi΄] n. [earlier hoberdihoye, hobbedihoy, prob. based on HOB2 with cross assoc. < HOBBLE, HOBBY1] a boy or adolescent youth, esp. one who is awkward and gawky … English World dictionary
Hobbledehoy Record Co. — Infobox record label name = Hobbledehoy Record Co. image bg = parent = founded = 2006 founder = Tom Majerczak distributor = Poison City (AUS/NZ) Lumberjack Mordam (Worldwide) genre = Indie country = Victoria, Australia location = url = http://www … Wikipedia
hobbledehoy — /hob euhl dee hoy /, n. an awkward, ungainly youth. [1530 40; var. of hoberdyhoy, alliterative compound, equiv. to hoberd (var. of Roberd Robert) + Y2 + hoy for BOY (b > h for alliteration; see HOB2)] * * * … Universalium
hobbledehoy — noun An awkward adolescent boy … Wiktionary
hobbledehoy — hob·ble·de·hoy || ‚hÉ‘bldɪ hɔɪ /‚hÉ’b n. boy maturing into manhood; clumsy or awkward boy … English contemporary dictionary
hobbledehoy — [ hɒb(ə)ldɪˌhɔɪ] noun informal, dated a clumsy or awkward youth. Origin C16: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
hobbledehoy — noun (C) old fashioned a rude young person … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hobbledehoy — hob·ble·de·hoy … English syllables
