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Pud

//pʊd// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A unisex nickname.

    "My dearest Pud, …"

Noun
  1. 1
    Pudding (either sweet or savoury). colloquial, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Penis. countable, slang, uncountable

    "Standing there, half-awake, pud in hand, he feels washed out and hungover, though he hasn't touched a drop in weeks."

  3. 3
    Child's hand; child's fist. colloquial, dated

    "The kangaroos — your Aborigines — do they keep their primitive simplicity un-Europe-tainted, with those little short fore puds, looking like a lesson framed by Nature to the pickpocket!"

  4. 4
    Alternative form of pood (“Russian weight”). alt-of, alternative
  5. 5
    Initialism of peptic ulcer disease. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    (British) the dessert course of a meal (‘pud’ is used informally) wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipped form of pudding.

Etymology 2

Origin unknown. Perhaps from Scots pud (“little fat man”, a term of endearment) (see podge) or from pudendum.

Etymology 3

According to the OED, a nursery word. Perhaps from or related to Dutch poot (“hand”).

Etymology 4

Probably short for pudding, a term of affection.

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