hedgehoggy
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hedgehoggy
- /ˈhɛd͡ʒhɒɡi/
Where it comes from
From hedgehog + -y.
adjective more hedgehoggy · most hedgehoggy
- Of the nature of a hedgehog: externally repellent; difficult to get on with. ‘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.
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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."
Opposite: foxy
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title = {hedgehoggy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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