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    hob·ble·de·hoy
    [ˈhäbəldēˌhoi]
    noun
    hobbledehoy (noun) · hobbledehoys (plural noun)
    1. a clumsy or awkward youth.
    adjective
    hobbledehoy (adjective)
    1. awkward or clumsy:
      "his hobbledehoy hands"
    Origin
    mid 16th century: of unknown origin.
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    noun
    1. a clumsy or awkward youth.
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  1. Clumsy or awkward youth
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    A hobbledehoy is a clumsy or awkward youth.

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    A hobbledehoy is a term used to describe a clumsy or awkward youth, particularly a boy in the transitional phase between boyhood and manhood. The term is often used in a somewhat affectionate or humorous context. It originated from British English in the mid-16th century.

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    What does Hobbledehoy mean?
    Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz Autocorrect can’t save you now. The meaning of HOBBLEDEHOY is an awkward gawky youth.

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    What is a hobbledehoy adolescent youth?
    hobbledehoy (plural hobbledehoys) An awkward adolescent youth. I met a proper vpright youth, onely for a little ſtooping in the ſhoulders: […] & hee tolde me there was a fat filthy ballet-maker, that ſhould haue once been his Iourneyman to the trade: who liu’d about the towne; and ten to one, but he had thus terribly abuſed me & my Taberer: […]

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    What is the etymology of hobbledygee?
    Artist James Gillray. (Can this (+) etymology be sourced?) From Scots. Compare dialectal English hobbledygee (“(with a) limping movement”); also French hobereau (“country squire”), English hobby, and Old French hoi (“today”); the original sense may have been "an upstart of today". hobbledehoy (plural hobbledehoys) An awkward adolescent youth.

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    Where did the word 'Hobbledehoy' come from?
    " Now that Jennifer's braces were off, she was ready to leave behind her days of being a hobbledehoy. Lexicographers are unsure on the specific origins of the word "hobbledehoy," although we do know that it was first used in the 16th century. The word's playful cadence, used as both a noun and an adjective, describes an awkward youth.

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    What is another word for hobbledygee?
    A boy or adolescent youth, esp. one who is awkward and gawky. From Scots. Compare dialectal English hobbledygee (“ (with a) limping movement”); also French hobereau (“country squire”), English hobby, and Old French hoi (“today”); the original sense may have been "an upstart of today". Find similar words to hobbledehoy using the buttons below.

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    What does a hobbledehoy look like?
    He was a fair boy, with round pink cheeks, with his hair parted on one side, and a shade of down on his lip. He looked frankly what he was — a — though he made great efforts to seem grown up. hobbledehoy (plural hobbledehoys) An awkward adolescent youth. Hobbledehoydom, Juan Martinez, 2004.

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