Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A complaint or outcry without sufficient reason.
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Examples
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Hout tout, manI would never be making a humdudgeon about a scart on the powbut well be in Scotland in five minutes now, and ye maun gang up to Charlies-hope wi me, thats a clear case.
Chapter XXIII 1917
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I would never be making a humdudgeon about a scart on the pow; but we'll be in Scotland in five minutes now, and ye maun gang up to Charlie's Hope wi 'me, that's a clear case.'
Guy Mannering — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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I would never be making a humdudgeon about a scart on the pow; but we'll be in Scotland in five minutes now, and ye maun gang up to Charlie's Hope wi 'me, that's a clear case.'
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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I would never be making a humdudgeon about a scart on the pow; but we'll be in Scotland in five minutes now, and ye maun gang up to Charlie's Hope wi 'me, that's a clear case.'
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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I would never be making a humdudgeon about a scart on the pow; but we’ll be in Scotland in five minutes now, and ye maun gang up to Charlie’s Hope wi’ me, that’s a clear case.’
Guy Mannering 1815
sionnach commented on the word humdudgeon
imaginary pain or illness
April 12, 2008
gangerh commented on the word humdudgeon
Now this is my kind of word. The world is afflicted by a pandemic of humdudgeon. Everyone's had it at one time or another. It's probably the universal dis-ease.
April 12, 2008
gangerh commented on the word humdudgeon
You humdudgeon it, I'll singdudgeon it.
April 12, 2008
gangerh commented on the word humdudgeon
What's imaginary humdudgeon, then?
April 12, 2008
sionnach commented on the word humdudgeon
What? You think I made this word up? O ye of little faith!
quinion
April 12, 2008
gangerh commented on the word humdudgeon
You got me there for a minute, sionnach. I went into dudgeon until I spotted all the layers of meanings. Tell me I'm not imagining THEM. You did mean them?
Great word, obsolete for the whole of the 20th century apparently. It deserves to be re-incarnated. I'll leave you to escort it to THE place to be.
April 12, 2008
gangerh commented on the word humdudgeon
I see you've pulled, frindley. This one already has a date with sionnach.
April 12, 2008
dontcry commented on the word humdudgeon
This word came wabefore my time...
July 29, 2008