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hoyden

or Ǿ·

[ hoid-n ]

noun

  1. a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.


adjective

  1. boisterous; rude.

hoyden

/ ˈɔɪə /

noun

  1. a wild boisterous girl; tomboy
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԾԱ, noun
  • ˈDzԾ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dzd· adjective
  • Dzd· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hoyden1

1585–95; perhaps < Middle Dutch heyden boor, heathen
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hoyden1

C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch heidijn heathen
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She was still a hoyden girl of fourteen in spite of her womanly status.

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Page in his novel “Lolita” on which Vladimir Nabokov referred to “Noon”: “. . . she wanted to know if the guy noon-napping on Doris Lee’s hay was the father of the pseudo-voluptuous hoyden in the foreground.”

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Ms. Faye is having altogether too much fun as Babe, and at first she seems to be overplaying the hoyden and underplaying the seductress.

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Seen through the eyes of her sister, Elizabeth, she appears to be a vulgar, lusty hoyden, whose outrageous antics put all her sisters' reputations at risk.

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Credited with putting "all the flap into flapperdom", Adele raced about the London stage like an exquisite hoyden, managing always to keep in strict rhythm.

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