Hedgehoggy

//ˈhɛd͡ʒhɒɡi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the nature of a hedgehog: externally repellent; difficult to get on with. informal

    "‘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."

  2. 2
    With a worldview based on a single overarching idea.

    "For half a century, psychotherapy was dominated by hedgehoggy men who considered their style "normal," and women's foxy, emotional, flexible style "hysterical.""

Antonyms

All antonyms
foxy

Example

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"‘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 hedgehog + -y.

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