Whenever I asked my grandfather "what is that grandpa?" He'd often reply "why that's a gillguy with a hoodlehopper on it". I'd love to know the possible origin of that one.
Mnimaka, I don't know the origin, but I'm sure stealing that. It's awesome!
I imagine it's just another nonsense phrase -- as silly as "a whim-wham for a treacle mill." Thanks for sharing this one with us. I hadn't heard it.
There's also the spelling “gilguy”. And according to Google “doodlehopper” is more common than “hoodlehopper” (whatever that fact may signify…).
“Words, words, words!”
—Wm Shakespeare
>>>> And according to Google “doodlehopper” is more common than “hoodlehopper” (whatever that fact may signify…)<<
What exactly Does that signify, Wordsmith? 🙂
(Don't know how I missed this thread until just now. Love that word!)
I guess both words just seem so phonosemantic that it doesn't really matter which letter either of them starts with. But, also, to tell the truth, I hadn't heard the word “d/hoodlehopper” before so I guess I just didn't know the difference… 🙁