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English word origin

Etymology of Fudd

From Elmer Fudd, a character in Warner Brothers' Bugs Bunny cartoons, from Looney Tunes.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A gun-owner who supports traditional hunting guns but favors gun control for other guns such as handguns or tactical rifles. · A bumbling and ill-educated person. · A type of fat ski that flares out at the ends.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Elmer Fudd, a character in Warner Brothers' Bugs Bunny cartoons, from Looney Tunes.

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Source etymology 3

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noun

Ellipsis of Willy Fudd or Willie Fudd (“the E-1 Tracer, a type of airplane used by the U.S. Navy”). · Ellipsis of Super Fudd or Superfudd (“the E-2 Hawkeye, a type of airplane used by the U.S. Navy”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From "F/f", phoneticized as "fudd".

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