hoyden

Plural: hoydens

Noun

• a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
• A rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman.

Adj

• Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish.

Verb

Verb Forms: hoydened, hoydening, hoydens

• To act boisterously and unrefined, like a tomboy.
• To behave in a hoydenish manner.

Examples

• The new player would HOYDEN around the board, making quick, risky plays.

Synonyms

romp, tomboy

Anagrams of hoyden