hobbledehoy

== English == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === (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". === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɒbəldihɔɪ/ === Noun === hobbledehoy (plural hobbledehoys) An awkward adolescent youth. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Scots == === Alternative forms === hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy, hobdehoy, hobbledygee, hobereau, hobby, hoi to-day === Noun === hobbledehoy (plural hobbledehoys) An awkward adolescent youth. === References === Hobbledehoydom, Juan Martinez, 2004. Wives and Daughters, chapter 8 page 77, Elizabeth Gaskell