rudy
/ˈɹuːdi/
rudy noun: an acrobatic maneuver involving two and a half twists.
Noun (1)
rudy (plural rudies)
Proper noun capitalized: Rudy
Rudy
- A diminutive of the male given name Rudolph.
- Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that the President hypothetically could have shot the former FBI director to end the Russia investigation and not face prosecution for it while in office.2018 June 3, Veronica Stracqualursi, Dana Bash, “Giuliani to HuffPost: Trump could have ‘shot James Comey’ and not be prosecuted”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2021
- A surname.
Noun (2) capitalized: Rudy
Rudy (plural Rudys)
- A rude boy; a member of a Jamaican street gang in the 1960s and 70s.
- Stop your running around / Making problems in town / Rudy, a message to you, Rudy1967, Dandy Livingstone, “A Message to You Rudy”
- They dance the West Indian Reggae because it is the only old‐fashioned dance beat around and the total opposite of Pepsi‐Rock, the Plastic Ono Band and Jethro Tull and Blood, Sweat & Tears, all of which they naturally despise; and they also have a wary respect for West Indians in general and the...1970 March 29, Nik Cohn, “England's New Teen Style Is Violence”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2024
Noun (3) capitalized: Rudy
Rudy (plural Rudy's)
- An inspiring competitor, usually an athlete, who perseveres despite tall odds.
- "For me, I didn't want to leave the area, because [by now] I was playing sports, and I was heavily involved in the community. Everybody knew me as 'the overachiever'. I was the 'Rudy' of my high school [really]. I was never the best athlete - I was just a kid with a big heart that would never give...2025, Guy Evans, BEYOND NITRO: Untold Stories from the WCW era
- The Cardinals are the Hoosiers of baseball; just as the Wisconsin Badgers are the Rudy of college basketball.2017, David J. Leonard, Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and Off the Field, University of Washington Press, page 211
rudy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
rudy in Hindi
- रूडी, रुडी
rudy in Tamil
- ரூடி, ருடி
rudy in Marathi
- रूडी, रुडी
rudy in Bengali
- রুডি, রূডি
More languagesFewer languages
- rudy in Telugu
- రూడీ, రుడీ
- rudy in Malayalam
- റൂഡി
- rudy in Kannada
- ರೂಡಿ
- rudy in Punjabi
- ਰੂਡੀ, ਰੁਡੀ
- rudy in Gujarati
- રૂડી, રુડી
- rudy in Odia
- ରୁଡି
- rudy in Nepali
- रुडी, रूडी
Forms of rudy
| plural | rudies |
|---|---|
| plural | Rudys |
| plural | Rudy's |
Origin of rudy
From Rudolph + -y.
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rudie.
From the titular character of the movie Rudy.
Words that rhyme with rudy
Questions about rudy
- What does rudy mean?
- Rudy means an acrobatic maneuver involving two and a half twists.
- What is rudy in Hindi?
- Rudy in Hindi is रूडी, रुडी. See Rudy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rudy?
- Rudy can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rudy?
- Rudy is pronounced /ˈɹuːdi/.
- What is the plural of rudy?
- The plural of rudy is rudies.
Words near rudy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rudy (page history and authors); Rudy (page history and authors); rudy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rudy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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