HOYDEN


Meaning of HOYDEN in English

I. ˈhȯid ə n noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Dutch heiden country lout, from Middle Dutch heidijn, heiden heathen, one that lives on a heath; akin to Old English hǣthen heathen — more at heathen

1. obsolete : a rude clownish youth

2. : a girl or woman of loud, boisterous, or carefree behavior : tomboy

dancing in public with a troop of country hoydens — Thomas Hardy

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to act like a hoyden

III. adjective

of a girl : rude , ill-bred , roistering

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