What does hoddy-dod mean?
Hoddy-dod means (obsolete, England, East Anglia) A snail..
Looking up this word…
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete, England, East Anglia) A snail..
“You’ve brought yer house on yer back like a hoddy-dod,” she said with a grin.
CRIPPS: What’s your confounded name, you thick-headed hoddy-dod? (shouting)
Use hoddy-dod when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hoddy-dod means (obsolete, England, East Anglia) A snail..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“You’ve brought yer house on yer back like a hoddy-dod,” she said with a grin.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.