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rudery|ˈruːdərɪ|
[f. rude a. and adv. + -ery.]
Rudeness; rude or impolite speech or behaviour; a rude remark, comment, practical joke, etc.
1932R. Ackland Strange Orchestra ii. 71 Just been having a bit of rudery, dear. 1933Dylan Thomas Let. 25 Dec. (1966) 77, I have..been averse to including such obvious rudery in my letters to you. 1940‘N. Blake’ Malice in Wonderland ii. xvi. 235 What's this? Some new rudery taken place? 1960S. W. C. Pack Admiral Lord Anson i. 3 Although a superficial courtesy existed, coarseness and rudery were common. 1968Blackw. Mag. CCCIII. 454/1 The lane twisted and turned, and small Sikh boys kept pace with us, their long hair tied in top-knots, chanting songs in Punjabi which I trust were not ruderies. 1979J. Smyth Milestones xviii. 230 Then suddenly he would uncoil, spring to the despatch box and reply pungently to some rudery which had appeared to float over his head. |