- Main Entry:
- hoy·den

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈhȯi-dən\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- perhaps from obsolete Dutch heiden country lout, from Middle Dutch, heathen; akin to Old English hǣthen heathen
- Date:
- 1676
: a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior
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hoy·den·ish
\-ish\
adjective