Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A complaint or outcry without sufficient reason.
Examples
“Hout tout, manI would never be making a humdudgeon about a scart on the powbut well be in Scotland in five minutes now, and ye maun gang up to Charlies-hope wi me, thats a clear case.”
“I would never be making a humdudgeon about a scart on the pow; but we'll be in Scotland in five minutes now, and ye maun gang up to Charlie's Hope wi 'me, that's a clear case.”
“I would never be making a humdudgeon about a scart on the pow; but we’ll be in Scotland in five minutes now, and ye maun gang up to Charlie’s Hope wi’ me, that’s a clear case.’”
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udgeon words - real and imagined
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Names of 'the Devil himself, the devils his "flaming ministers", household goblins, rural demons, bogles, sprites, and fairies of all kinds' mentioned in Charles P.G. Scott's 'The Devil and His Imp...
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dontcry This word came wabefore my time... Jul 29, 2008
gangerh I see you've pulled, frindley. This one already has a date with sionnach. Apr 12, 2008
gangerh You got me there for a minute, sionnach. I went into dudgeon until I spotted all the layers of meanings. Tell me I'm not imagining THEM. You did mean them?
Great word, obsolete for the whole of the 20th century apparently. It deserves to be re-incarnated. I'll leave you to escort it to THE place to be. Apr 12, 2008
sionnach What? You think I made this word up? O ye of little faith!
quinion Apr 12, 2008
gangerh What's imaginary humdudgeon, then? Apr 12, 2008
gangerh You humdudgeon it, I'll singdudgeon it. Apr 12, 2008
gangerh Now this is my kind of word. The world is afflicted by a pandemic of humdudgeon. Everyone's had it at one time or another. It's probably the universal dis-ease. Apr 12, 2008
sionnach imaginary pain or illness Apr 11, 2008