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holderby 

related to holdenby, holder, and holden.
The term "by" means place and the reason the name holden and holder got confused together is because in the old churches the people were mostly illiterate and couldn't read there own name, so when the literate people read them, the "r" looked like an "n" or vice versa.
Famouse people with related name: Bob Holden- former governor of Missouri, Eric Holder- 82nd United States Attorney General
Holderby
holderby by Holderby April 11, 2009

Holderbaum 

The gayest last name ever
Mark Holderbaum is so gay
Holderbaum by Will Philmore June 22, 2016

Professional Holderbackers

noun

1.

A term used to describe persons who hold back in their own lives and then proceed to project their holderbacker behavior onto others to put them in a similar state of holderbackness.

2.

An activity that one engages in due to their own deep rooted insecurities and unwillingness to face reality on a consistent basis.

3.

Eager or willing to put other people down to make them selves feel better mostly through passive aggressivness.
"Look at those guys hold back, They're professionals"

"Those guys are professional holderbackers, don't worry about them"

"We are the best at what we do, we're never honest, especially to ourselves. We hold back! it's just what we do guys and we're ganna change the world!!!"

"Those guys are doing far too well me thinks, they're not holding back enough! This is not good for our health and well being... We must stop them! Holderbackers Assemble!!!"
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So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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