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Rudy

//ˈɹuːdi// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name Rudolph.

    "Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that the President hypothetically could have shot the former FBI director to end the Russia investigation and not face prosecution for it while in office."

  2. 2
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A rude boy; a member of a Jamaican street gang in the 1960s and 70s. UK, historical, slang

    "Stop your running around / Making problems in town / Rudy, a message to you, Rudy"

  2. 2
    An acrobatic maneuver involving two and a half twists.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Rudolph + -y.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rudie.

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