"fudd" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fudds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fudd (plural fudds)
  1. Alternative form of Fudd (“type of gun owner”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Fudd (extra: type of gun owner)
    Sense id: en-fudd-en-noun-XQoW-aME
  2. Synonym of fuddy-duddy Synonyms: fuddy-duddy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fudd-en-noun-8YaXPojQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1964, George Deaux, The Humanization of Eddie Cement, page 87",
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