humdudgeon

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noun

An unnecessary outcry or complaint.

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Meanings

nounhumdudgeon (plural humdudgeons)

plural humdudgeons

  1. ScotlandobsoleteAn unnecessary outcry or complaint.
  2. ScotlandobsoleteAn imaginary illness.

Origin

Probably from hum (“humbug”) + dudgeon (“feeling of anger or resentment”), 18th c.

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APA

humdudgeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humdudgeon

MLA

“humdudgeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humdudgeon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humdudgeon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humdudgeon.

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