poody

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verb

To suddenly fall into an irritable or sullen mood; to sulk.

OriginWelsh pwdu →
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Meanings

verbpoody (third-person singular simple present poodies, present participle poodying, simple past and past participle poodied)

present singular third person poodies · participle present poodying · participle past poodied · past poodied

  1. WalesTo suddenly fall into an irritable or sullen mood; to sulk.

    Chilling listening to Stone Roses while the misses^([sic – meaning missus]) is poodying upstairs #winningbothways

    2012 November 9, @elgriff28, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026
nounpoody (plural not attested)
  1. Walesno pluralAn outbreak of ill humor or sulking.

Origin

  1. Welshpwdu“to sulk, pout”
  2. Englishpoody

Borrowed from Welsh pwdu (“to sulk, pout”). The noun sense is derived from the verb.

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APA

poody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poody

MLA

“poody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poody. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poody,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poody.

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