hobbledehoy

hob·ble·de·hoy

 (hŏb′əl-dē-hoi′)

n. pl. hob·ble·de·hoys

A gawky adolescent boy.

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[Origin unknown.]

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hobbledehoy

(ˌhɒbəldɪˈhɔɪ)

n

archaic a clumsy or bad-mannered youth

[C16: from earlier hobbard de hoy, of uncertain origin]

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hob•ble•de•hoy

(ˈhɒb əl diˌhɔɪ)

n.

an awkward ungainly youth.

[1530–40; orig. uncertain]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hobbledehoy - an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy spring chicken, young person, younker, youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy)

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Translations

hobbledehoy

(archaic) [ˈhɒbldɪˈhɒɪ] N → gamberro m

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hobbledehoy

n (old) → Tollpatsch m

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