Meanings
plural Purdues · alternative Purday · alternative Purdey · alternative Purdie · alternative Purdy · alternative Purdye · alternative Purdu
- A surname.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Purdue University.
Ms. Mishra, the Purdue graduate, did not get the burrito-making gig at Chipotle. But her side hustle as a beauty influencer on TikTok, she said, helped her realize that she was more enthusiastic about tech marketing and sales than software engineering.
2025 August 10, Natasha Singer, “Computer Science Grads Struggle to Find Jobs in the A.I. Age”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2025
Origin
- Frenchpour“for”
- Middle EnglishPurdew
- EnglishPurdue
From Middle English Purdew, Purdeu, from French pour (“for”) + Dieu (“God”), an oath name.
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Purdue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purdue
“Purdue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purdue. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Purdue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purdue.
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