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clodhopper

[klod-hop-er]

noun

  1. a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes.



clodhopper

/ ˈɒˌɒə /

noun

  1. a clumsy person; lout

  2. (usually plural) a large heavy shoe or boot

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˈǻˌDZ辱Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clodhopper1

1680–90; clod + hopper, modeled on grasshopper
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It's only been three months and I already look the part of farmer in overalls and clodhoppers.

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She wore a marble-dyed mesh shirt, tight jeans, clodhopper heels and a bounty of rings and necklaces.

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“That’s the trouble with you great clodhoppers. You don’t see beyond your noses. But if you expect me to build a cage for you, you’re mistaken.”

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One line confirms what the audience suspected: The clodhopper is in fact a shrewd judge of character.

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It was so effective and unexpected that it drew in Sam Hunt to sing-rap about “muddy old clodhoppers and a Mossberg pump.”

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