fudd
fudd noun: synonym of fuddy-duddy. Also the alternative form of Fudd.
Noun (1)
fudd (plural fudds)
- Synonym of fuddy-duddy.
- The Marauders broke the oath of silence. His mother had come into the bathroom too quickly; Father was stern. "I didn't do it," he cried. Eddie is a fudd.1964, George Deaux, The Humanization of Eddie Cement, page 87
- "I gotta teach you to quit being a big fudd." "A fudd? What's that?" "A fudd is somebody that sits around and complains when he should be out having a good time.1983, P. J. Petersen, The boll weevil express: a novel, →ISBN, page 113
- Synonyms:
- fuddy-duddy
Proper noun capitalized: Fudd
Fudd (plural Fudds)
- A surname.
Noun (2) capitalized: Fudd
Fudd (plural Fudds)
- A gun-owner who supports traditional hunting guns but favors gun control for other guns such as handguns or tactical rifles.
- Fudds like me supposedly look down on semiauto and military rifles.2007 May, David E. Petzal, “A Letter From Fuddville”, in Field & Stream, volume 112, number 1, page 8
- Zumbo, realizing that he had misjudged the popularity of the AR-15 among his readers, apologized. But by then nobody cared what he said. Zumbo had become a Fudd.2015, Andrew Somerset, Arms: The Culture and Credo of the Gun, →ISBN
- A bumbling and ill-educated person.
- This was very hard on the bank account but happens to be the best way I know of to convince a “Fudd” that a fat cock cannot be put in shape to fight in two weeks!1981, Pintakasi - Volume 3, page 35
- Speak of the devil, in pulled pudgy brown-haired Windston with cheeks bloated like a chipmunk's. Such a Fudd, just not quite as old, and probably wished he was hunting that pesky wabbit instead of driving cab.2013, Yarr Wauchabey, Need a Cab?!: The Wild Times and Misadventures of a Newbie Cab Driver, →ISBN
- A type of fat ski that flares out at the ends.
- The surrealistic Fudds handle well on hard snow, even at high speeds, but still float nicely in deep snow and crud.1993 September, S.M., “News From Fat City”, in Ski, volume 58, number 1, page 104
- Compared to the other fats, the Fudd seemed most like a conventional ski in the powder.1995 September, “Powder”, in Ski, volume 58, number 1, page 89
Noun (3) capitalized: Fudd
Fudd (plural Fudds)
- Ellipsis of Willy Fudd or Willie Fudd (“the E-1 Tracer, a type of airplane used by the U.S. Navy”).
- A Fudd that's seen inflight Is such an ugly sight. But one that's crunched in tight Becomes a scenic blight.1972, Approach - Volume 17, Issue 7
- After boot camp training Mark went to a Naval Air base on the west coast. His assignment . . . Keep the "Fudds" flying.1972, Black Sports - Volume 2, Issues 7-12, page 5
- Ellipsis of Super Fudd or Superfudd (“the E-2 Hawkeye, a type of airplane used by the U.S. Navy”).
Noun (4) capitalized: FUDD
FUDD (uncountable)
- Acronym of fear, uncertainty, doubt, despair.
Also used as
fudd is also the alternative form of Fudd.
Examples of fudd in a sentence
- We can conclude that whatever happens personally and within the family this pastor has come to terms with his vocation as seen in his phrase "a lifestyle of two old fudds."1991, Paul A. Mickey, Ginny W. Ashmore, Clergy families: is normal life possible?, →ISBN, page 48:
- No offence but you're a shite keeper and they're all fudds.2004, Douglas Maxwell, Mancub, →ISBN, page 44:
Synonyms of fudd
Forms of fudd
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fudds |
| plural | Fudds |
| alternative form | fudd |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Fudds |
Origin of fudd
From Elmer Fudd, a character in Warner Brothers' Bugs Bunny cartoons, from Looney Tunes.
From "F/f", phoneticized as "fudd".
Words formed from fudd
Questions about fudd
- What does fudd mean?
- Fudd means synonym of fuddy-duddy.
- How do you use fudd in a sentence?
- We can conclude that whatever happens personally and within the family this pastor has come to terms with his vocation as seen in his phrase "a lifestyle of two old fudds."
- What part of speech is fudd?
- Fudd can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of fudd?
- The plural of fudd is fudds.
Words near fudd in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fudd (page history and authors); Fudd (page history and authors); FUDD (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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