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pud

1 American  
[pood] / pʊd /

noun

Chiefly British Informal.
  1. pudding.


P.U.D. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. pickup and delivery.


pud British  
/ pʊd /

noun

  1. informal short for pudding

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Sell it at £13.99, everyone makes a cool profit and maybe a few of us get converted to the joy of Xmas pud.

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2010

"I'll pud up a word or dwo," said the Constable meekly.

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir