Definitions
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Peace; -- a word used in composition, especially in proper names
Examples
“It's clear that blogger 'fred' is quite intelligent and should be running for the white house himself.”
“January 5th, 2009 at 10: 00 pm fred is clearly an idiot. el salvador is a democracy in name only just like the states … save your self rightous (the left loves terrorists) drugstore psychology for elementary school indoctrination viagra Says:”
“Fred ♪ ♫ ♪ says: piece …. yes, fred is your typical hate filled progessive, deplorable to the core.”
“An Itsy Bitsy Spider says fred is lying again, but has to change names constantly because of the humiliation of his previous names.”
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“Wed 11/11/09 8: 44 PM perfect since fred is practically a sex offender himself”
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“May 26th, 2008 8: 24 pm ET hey, the other fred is such a, sorry I do not have a name for him, why you may ask?, he is nothing.”
“i think fred is so awsome you are so lucky your in a movie”
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“Wed 11/11/09 8: 42 PM and fred is practically a sex offender himself, with the dozens of women he’s screwed (and screwed over, cheated on, etc) in the past several years ….”
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“If that’s not scifi, I’m not sure what else you’d call it fred says:”
“fred miller aka fred mike rudy a cybernetic nerd a sleepless bird making magic with ever word this poona born american wizard anthony posey nauman umair cousin lefty part of his herd some of his detractors at now public graveyard hurriedly interred dreams that were truly punctured facebook flickr the new buzzword bollywoods most wanted a poetic pedestrian pain concurred”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fred’.
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Mountain Biking
Words that relate to bicycling or mountain biking
crank, podium, attack position, bonk, rock garden, babyheads, bunny hop, chain, chainring, clipless, freeride, slicks and 204 more...
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funny names
funny names
gertrude, vernon, clarence, stanley, edwick, edwick the dead cow, bert, sebastian, yngwie, cliff, gary, barbara and 59 more...
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Words grabbed from real life conversa...
If I've seen it, heard it, or marvelled at it, I'll stick it here.
cruft, ermine, redundant, shakespearean, camino, marvelous, stupendous, chagrin, shaven, sleek, smug, stillness and 325 more...
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Loaded Names
Certain character names (first, last or both) are loaded with archetypal (or stereotypical, depending on your POV) meaning. Their origin is a chicken-or-egg question: do TV and film use these name...
edna, ram, wallace, celia, stefan, eugene, bubba, fred, kitty
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azabanjan's Words
evapotranspiration, juggernaut, eismitte, inmates, independent, currently, locator, member, bodyguard, minute, telephone, regulations and 37 more...
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ericschuster's list
test
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pets I have had
six turtles, two dogs
fred, snapper, snake, hershey, fenway, bling, scooter, chuck norris
Tweets
Looking for tweets for fred.
plethora I also think of Durr Fred! Maybe it is a generational thing. Aug 5, 2009
chained_bear I think of Fred Flintstone. Aug 4, 2009
reesetee I think of Fred Mertz. No question. Aug 4, 2009
rolig MM, I don't have any strong associations with the names "Fred" or "Eugene", but I suspect that's a generational thing. Also, even for a generation such associations can change pretty quickly. I remember as a kid thinking that Ursula was a sort of dorky name, but then Ursula Andress came along and the name became sexy. I suppose most Americans associate the name Igor with the misshapen servants of mad scientists, but then I've known a few wonderful men named Igor, not to mention the Igor whose host was the subject of a famous lay, so that association has been lost for me. Aug 4, 2009
john I think so. This was in Portland, Maine, in the mid-nineties. The cool racer guys were often as not from other shops; we were more like the scrappy punk rock (the staff) and family (the customers) shop. We were the only proper bike shop in town selling tricycles, I think. I moved, sadly, but they're still there: Back Bay Bicycle. Stop in if you're in Portland, they're super nice. Aug 4, 2009
madmouth did this custom extend to the bike shops in the rest of the city as well? Aug 4, 2009
john In my misbegotten youth I was a bicycle mechanic, and the cool racer types who hung around the shop where I worked would dismissively refer to non-cool-racer types as "Freds." Freds are the kind of cyclists who don't ride much, but are over-geared. They have little rear-view mirrors glued onto their helmets, and a spare tire and a pump and two water bottles and a little toolkit and an altimeter strapped or bolted onto different parts of their bike frame. Freds have kickstands and fenders and a rack and a bell. They have a little basket on their handlebars. They both tuck their pant legs into their socks and wear a reflective strap on each ankle to prevent getting chain grease on their trousers. And most of all, Freds are squirrely: they have trouble riding in a straight line, possibly because of all the appurtenances affixed to their bike and their person. So you don't want to ride too close to a Fred, because they're unpredictable and despite their harmless appearance, inadvertently dangerous. Aug 4, 2009
madmouth the collective unconscious, I rather think. do you not, rolig, have character associations that spring to mind when you hear certain names? Aug 4, 2009
rolig Where are you getting this from, PU? Aug 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore Usually well-intentioned and good natured however. Aug 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore The slow and unintelligent character, promoting the phrase: 'Duh Fred!'. Aug 3, 2009