From Downton Abbey, a word I will be using:
hob·ble·de·hoy
[hob-uh l-dee-hoi] noun - an awkward, ungainly youth.
Origin:
1530-40; variant of hoberdyhoy, alliterative compound, equivalent tohoberd (variant of Roberd Robert) + -y2 + hoy for boy ( b > h foralliteration; see hob2 )
1530-40; variant of hoberdyhoy, alliterative compound, equivalent tohoberd (variant of Roberd Robert) + -y2 + hoy for boy ( b > h foralliteration; see hob2 )
From my readings this week:
phat·ic
adjective – denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information: phatic communion.
Origin:
1923; probably < Greek phat ( ós ) spoken, capable of being spoken(verbid of phánai to speak; cf. prophet) + -ic; coined (in phrase phatic communion ) by Bronislaw Malinowski
1923; probably < Greek phat ( ós ) spoken, capable of being spoken(verbid of phánai to speak; cf. prophet) + -ic; coined (in phrase phatic communion ) by Bronislaw Malinowski
smkelly8
Jan 10, 2013 @ 19:34:07
We need more phatic communication! And I like the way hobbledehoy is comes out of my mouth rather ungainly. Thanks!