hobby-horse



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hobby-horse

A subject, topic, or issue about which one frequently or incessantly talks, expounds, or complains. Ah, here we go again. Once grandpa gets on his hobby-horse about the government, there's no stopping him!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Candidus-Late Roman
DanutĖ-Lithuanian
Genovefa-Ancient Germanic (Latinized, ?)
Zuri-Eastern African, Swahili
Celinoche-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
RaynardRAY-nahrdEnglish