fud
noun
a fuddy-duddy.
fud
1 American
[fuhd]
/ fʌd /
noun
Slang.
FUD
2
American
[ef-yoo-dee, fuhd]
/ ˈɛfˈjuˈdi, fʌd /
abbreviation
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FUDs
plural
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fear, uncertainty, and doubt:
Her article should help reduce FUD and increase understanding about the upcoming policy changes.
Traders are concerned about the effect of the current FUD factor on stock markets.
FUDs about the new technology are keeping people from buying into it.
Etymology
Origin of fud
First recorded in 1910–15; back formation from fuddy-duddy
Example Sentences
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On Telegram accounts, repeat fud spreaders are booted out.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
And drop a bit of fud at us. Soon we had karmel korn, sevral parshul biskits, plus a pare so fresh it did not even stink.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2017
Now, krowching neer Par King, I had a curative day-dreem, about Fud Cort, which was: Go in, get some fud.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2017
Mite there be fud in a Fud Cort?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2017
Rejoice, ye birring paitricks a'; whirring partridges Ye cootie moorcocks, crousely craw; leg-plumed, confidently Ye maukins, cock your fud fu' braw, hares, tail Withouten dread; Your mortal fae is now awa',— Tam Samson's dead!
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by William Allan Neilson
The fourth item on the list was "Ignore FUD, fake news, attacks," using an acronym for "fear, uncertainty and doubt" often used in crypto in relation to news perceived as negative.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023
Over the years, I’ve talked to a lot of engineers and designers at Intuit, and there’s this marketing concept that they invoke internally called FUD, which stands for fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2022
For another, not all forms of FUD are criminal.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019
For women, there's the GoGirl, a FUD -- female urinary device -- that lets the user go while standing up.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 19, 2014
FUD, s. the tail of a hare or rabbit.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Alexander Leighton
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