VividLex

Home / Dictionary / hobbledehoy

hobbledehoy

4 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. n. Alt. of Hobbletehoy Source: opted
  2. 2. n. an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow . [Colloq.] All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm. Dickens. . Source: webster
  4. 4. n an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

awkwardboyadolescentbad-manneredhobbletehoyaltattachedboysdickensfarmfellowgawkymanmenyoungyouth

Word family

hobblehobble skirthobblebushhobbledhobblerhobblershobbleshobbling

Open full thesaurus page for hobbledehoy · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Thesaurus hub Word of the day Dictionary guide Learn POS
Search dictionary Related words Home
← hobbled
hobbler →