pud
noun
pud
1 American
[pood]
/ pʊd /
noun
Chiefly British Informal.
P.U.D.
2
American
abbreviation
pud
British
/ pʊd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of pud
By apocope
Example Sentences
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The restaurant duo together — comforting Thai food alongside playful, delicious desserts — is just like the mussel pancakes and pud thai, buddies that should always be enjoyed together.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022
It later became fashionable to put a whole lemon inside this classic pud - celebrity cooks including Delia Smith and Mary Berry both plump for the tang of citrus this approach provides.
From BBC • May 19, 2018
It’s no different in 2011: After the mince pies and Christmas pud, Brits can take in brand new episodes of Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, and Absolutely Fabulous.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2011
And there he sits, the leathery old booby, flanked by Sir Roger Moore and Kym Marsh, chomping disconsolately on a Yorkshire pud.
From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2010
Their aggregate yield, between 1814 and 1861, not taking into account the amount embezzled, amounted to 37,000 puds, the pud being equal to 16.3 kilogrammes.
From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)
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