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hoydenish

[hoid-n]

hoy·den

[hoid-n]
noun
1.
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
adjective
2.
boisterous; rude.

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Hoydenish is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Also, hoiden.


Origin:
1585–95; perhaps < Middle Dutch heyden boor, heathen

hoy·den·ish, adjective
hoy·den·ism, noun
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hoyden or hoiden (ˈhɔɪdən)
 
n
a wild boisterous girl; tomboy
 
[C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch heidijn heathen]
 
hoiden or hoiden
 
n
 
[C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch heidijn heathen]
 
'hoydenish or hoiden
 
adj
 
'hoidenish or hoiden
 
adj
 
'hoydenishness or hoiden
 
n
 
'hoidenishness or hoiden
 
n

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