fud
noun
a fuddy-duddy.
fud
1 American
[fuhd]
/ fʌd /
noun
Slang.
FUD
2
American
[ef-yoo-dee, fuhd]
/ ˈɛfˈyuˈdi, fʌd /
abbreviation
FUDs
plural
-
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 I woslike: There is no fud or gud water where I live.
From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2017
Mite there be fud in a Fud Cort?
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
Quant infans fud, donc a ciels temps al rei lo duistrent soi parent, qui donc regnevet a ciel di: cio fud Lothiers fils Baldequi. il le amat; deu lo covit; rovat que litteras apresist.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
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