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Hoit vs Goit - What's the difference?

hoit | goit |

As a verb hoit

is (archaic) to play the fool; to behave thoughtlessly and frivolously.

As a noun goit is

(uk|yorkshire|and|lancashire) a small artificial channel carrying water usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills or goit can be (informal|pejorative) a fool.

hoit

English

Verb

(head)
  • (archaic) to play the fool; to behave thoughtlessly and frivolously.
  • (obsolete) To leap; to caper; to romp noisily.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

    Derived terms

    * hoity * hoity-toity ----

    goit

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, Yorkshire, and, Lancashire) A small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.

    • Etymology 2

    Popularised by the television series . Possibly a shortening of (goitre) (i.e. a pain in the neck), or from (git).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, pejorative) A fool.