1. awkward or gawky teenage boys; adolescent males who are clumsy or ungainly
Usage: archaic; plural form

Examples

• The hobbledehoys stumbled around the dance floor, unsure of their movements.
• Victorian novels often featured hobbledehoys as comic relief characters.
• The group of hobbledehoys knocked over several items in the shop.
• Teachers had to be patient with the hobbledehoys during their awkward years.
• The hobbledehoys grew into confident young men by their twenties.