hoyden
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hoy·den
(hoid′n)n.
A high-spirited, boisterous, or saucy girl.
adj.
High-spirited; boisterous.
[From earlier hoyden, a rude youth, probably from Dutch heiden, heathen, boor, from Middle Dutch; see kaito- in Indo-European roots.]
hoy′den·ish adj.
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hoyden
(ˈhɔɪdən) orhoiden
n
a wild boisterous girl; tomboy
[C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch heidijn heathen]
ˈhoydenish, ˈhoidenish adj
ˈhoydenishness, ˈhoidenishness n
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hoy•den
(ˈhɔɪd n)n.
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; tomboy.
[1585–95; perhaps < Middle Dutch heyden boor, heathen]
hoy′den•ish, adj.
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hoyden
- Can be applied to rude, ignorant people.See also related terms for rude.
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