Hedgehogginess
//ˈhɛd͡ʒhɒɡɪnəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Hedgehoggy behaviour or character; disagreeability; prickliness. uncountable
"‘Why is it that we English, when we meet abroad, are so very friendly, and when we reappear in London are so very hedgyhoggy?’ I told her that the reason why there was no hedgehogginess on this occasion was because I was not an Englishman."
Example
More examples"‘Why is it that we English, when we meet abroad, are so very friendly, and when we reappear in London are so very hedgyhoggy?’ I told her that the reason why there was no hedgehogginess on this occasion was because I was not an Englishman."
Etymology
From hedgehoggy + -ness.
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