"fud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fuds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fud (countable and uncountable, plural fuds)
  1. Alternative form of fuddy-duddy Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: fuddy-duddy
    Sense id: en-fud-en-noun-4j3bXnPW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. Alternative letter-case form of FUD Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: FUD
    Sense id: en-fud-en-noun-kUX9DWhw

Inflected forms

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