hobbledehoy

Meaning

An awkward adolescent youth.

Synonyms

juvenile

stripling

young shaver

Translations

αδέξιος μπούφος νεαρός

adolescente

giovinetto

ragazzotto

👦

yeni yetme

yeniyetme

toy ergen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒbəldihɔɪ/

Etymology

Cognate with French: hobereau

Cognate with Old French: hoi

In summary

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".