Elmer Fudd syndrome

noun

A tendency to replace lateral (/l/) and rhotic (/r/) consonants with labiovelar (/w/) ones.

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Meanings

noun
  1. rareA tendency to replace lateral (/l/) and rhotic (/r/) consonants with labiovelar (/w/) ones.

Origin

From the speech style of the cartoon character Elmer Fudd.

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Elmer Fudd syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elmer%20Fudd%20syndrome

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“Elmer Fudd syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elmer%20Fudd%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elmer Fudd syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elmer%20Fudd%20syndrome.

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