Definitions
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- noun The behaviour of a
hoyden .
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- noun masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)
Etymologies
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hoyden + -ism
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Examples
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I tell you, Cousin Cap, if I were to take up all the quarrels your hoydenism might lead me into, I should have nothing else to do!
The Hidden Hand 1888
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I tell you, Cousin Cap, if I were to take up all the quarrels your hoydenism might lead me into, I should have nothing else to do! "
Capitola's Peril A Sequel to 'The Hidden Hand' Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859
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