pud
pud Lexical Profile
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• noun
British A colloquial shortening of pudding, referring either to a cooked sweet or savory dish or to the dessert course of a meal.
"After finishing the Sunday roast, everyone at the table was still eager to see what was on offer for pud."
British A plump hand, fist, or animal's forepaw (used informally or in nursery language).
"The toddler reached up with his sticky little puds to grab the biscuit from the plate."
North American A stupid, obnoxious, or contemptible person (used as a mild slang insult).
"He felt like a total pud after realizing he had locked his keys inside the running car."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British, Australian, and New Zealand English, "pud" is a warm, everyday shortening of "pudding" or "dessert," whereas in North American slang it carries vulgar anatomical or derogatory connotations.
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Word Origin & Etymology
In its culinary sense, it is a mid-19th-century colloquial clipping of "pudding"; in its older British dialectal sense meaning a hand or paw, it has been attested since the late 17th century, likely of nursery or expressive origin.