fud

1 of 2

noun

ˈfəd

plural fuds

informal

: an old-fashioned, unimaginative, or pompous person : fuddy-duddy

… he thinks the old man is a plodder—a fud who never had the nerve to go anywhere or do anything.

Pauline Kael

… a public figure whose private, one-on-one or small-group personality was … startlingly different from the fud that is projected on television.

Meg Greenfield

She greeted Pug with just enough deference to acknowledge that he was Warren's father, and just enough sparkle to hint that he was no old fud for all that, but an attractive man himself.

Herman Wouk

FUD

2 of 2

abbreviation

fear, uncertainty, doubt

fud

noun

as in conservative

a person with old-fashioned ideas a stagnant company that has been run by some old fuds for far too long

Synonyms & Similar Words

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conservative
fogy
fogey
antediluvian
mossback
dodo
reactionary
fossil
veteran
stuffed shirt
rightist
fuddy-duddy
stick-in-the-mud
old hand
Colonel Blimp
mandarin
Tory
old maid
old-timer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hipster
trendy
liberal
modern
progressive
radical

单词	fud
释义	fud 1 of 2 noun ˈfəd plural fuds informal : an old-fashioned, unimaginative, or pompous person : fuddy-duddy … he thinks the old man is a plodder—a fud who never had the nerve to go anywhere or do anything. Pauline Kael … a public figure whose private, one-on-one or small-group personality was … startlingly different from the fud that is projected on television. Meg Greenfield She greeted Pug with just enough deference to acknowledge that he was Warren's father, and just enough sparkle to hint that he was no old fud for all that, but an attractive man himself. Herman Wouk FUD 2 of 2 abbreviation fear, uncertainty, doubt Synonyms Noun antediluvian Colonel Blimp dodo fogy fogey fossil fuddy-duddy mossback reactionary stick-in-the-mud stuffed shirt See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a stagnant company that has been run by some old fuds for far too long Recent Examples on the Web Noun On Telegram accounts, repeat fud spreaders are booted out. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021 Word History First Known Use Noun 1913, in the meaning defined above fud noun as in conservative a person with old-fashioned ideas a stagnant company that has been run by some old fuds for far too long Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance conservative fogy fogey antediluvian mossback dodo reactionary fossil veteran stuffed shirt rightist fuddy-duddy stick-in-the-mud old hand Colonel Blimp mandarin Tory old maid old-timer Antonyms & Near Antonyms hipster trendy liberal modern progressive radical
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