clodhopper
A strong shoe for heavy-duty useA strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.
» He was wearing enormous size 13 clodhoppers.
Meaning
8 sensesA strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.
a thick and heavy shoe
(US)Any shoe construed (within a particular context) as ungainly.
(slang)United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
(broadly)To refer to generally big feet or the foot of a clumsy person.
(UK)A clumsy or foolish person.
Bauerntölpel, Scharrhans
(derogatory, historical)A peasant or yokel (countryperson).
Near-synonyms: bumpkin, hick
Wheatear: any of various passerine birds.
A peasant or yokel (countryperson).
(derogatory, historical, obsolete)A farmer or plowman.
Examples
3 sentencesHe was wearing enormous size 13 clodhoppers.
How do you expect me to turn this clumsy clodhopper into an athlete?
She was such a good dancer she made him feel like a clodhopper.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Compound of clod + hopper (agentive form of the verb hop). Perhaps affected by analogy witCompound of clod + hopper (agentive form of the verb hop). Perhaps affected by analogy with grasshopper.
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Forms
plural: clodhoppers| Singular | clodhopper |
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| Plural | clodhoppers |
regular