hoddypoll

hoddypoll
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌpōl\ noun (-s)
Etymology: hoddy- (from hoddy-doddy) + poll
1. : a fumbling inept person

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  • hoddypoll — hod·dy·poll …   English syllables

  • noddy — noun (plural noddies) Etymology: probably short for obsolete noddypoll, alteration of hoddypoll fumbling inept person Date: circa 1530 1. a stupid person 2. any of several stout bodied terns (especially genus Anous) of warm seas …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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