humdudgeon

English

noun

Definitions

(Scotland) An unnecessary outcry or complaint.
(Scotland) An imaginary illness.

Etymology

Compound from English hum (humbug) + English dudgeon (feeling of anger resentment).

Origin

English

dudgeon

Gloss

feeling of anger resentment

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Cognates and derived terms

dudgeon English
dudgeoned English
hum English
humbird English
humbucker English
hummable English
hummer English
humming English
hummy English
hummen Middle English