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humdudgeon

humdudgeon noun: an unnecessary outcry or complaint.

Noun

humdudgeon (plural humdudgeons)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) An unnecessary outcry or complaint.
  2. (Scotland, obsolete) An imaginary illness.

Forms of humdudgeon

pluralhumdudgeons

Origin of humdudgeon

Probably from hum (“humbug”) + dudgeon (“feeling of anger or resentment”), 18th c.

Questions about humdudgeon

What does humdudgeon mean?
Humdudgeon means an unnecessary outcry or complaint.
What part of speech is humdudgeon?
Humdudgeon is a noun.
What is the plural of humdudgeon?
The plural of humdudgeon is humdudgeons.

Words near humdudgeon in the dictionary

  1. humdrummeries
  2. humdrummery
  3. humdrumminess
  4. humdrumness
  5. humdrums
  6. humdudgeon
  7. humdudgeons
  8. humdurgeon
  9. Hume
  10. Hume's boobook
  11. Hume's boobooks

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