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What Does "Hobbledehoy" Mean?

The word was first used in popular english literature sometime before 1868.

Some of its meanings are child, cub, kitten, lamb, little one, minor, young person, and whippersnapper.

The word also has an origin in what is known as PIG LATIN, which is OBBLEDEHOYHAY.

Hobbledehoy:

An Old English Nursury Rhyme

This is the way the ladies ride:

      trott trott trott trott trott trott.

This is the way the gentlemen ride:

      Galloppa trott gallopa trott.

This is the way the farmers ride:

      hobbledehoy hobbledehoy.