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Hobby vs Hubby - What's the difference?

hobby | hubby |

As nouns the difference between hobby and hubby

is that hobby is an activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time while hubby is husband.

As a proper noun Hobby

is {{surname|A=An|English|from=given names}.

As an adjective hubby is

full of hubs or protuberances.

hobby

English

Etymology 1

Shortened from (hobby-horse), from (etyl) hoby, hobyn, . The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of (Robert) or (Robin) (compare (dobbin)).

Noun

(wikipedia hobby) (hobbies)
  • An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
    • I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby .
  • (horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the
    • Synonyms
    * (activity done for enjoyment in spare time ): avocation, pastime
    Derived terms
    * hobbyist
    Related terms
    * hobbyhorse * hobelar/hobeler

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) hobet, from , diminutive of (hobe).

    Noun

    (hobbies)
  • Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco'', especially ''Falco subbuteo .
  • * 2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 323:
    • He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby , which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.
    Derived terms
    * (African hobby), Falco cuvierii * (Australian hobby), Falco longipennis * (Eurasian hobby), Falco subbuteo * (Oriental hobby), Falco severus

    hubby

    English

    Etymology 1

    Diminutive of (husband) with (-y).

    Noun

    (hubbies)
  • (informal, term of endearment) husband
    • Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (US) Full of hubs or protuberances.
    • A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby .