humdudgeon

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

humdudgeon (plural humdudgeons)

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

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