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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Peace; -- a word used in composition, especially in proper names
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It's clear that blogger 'fred' is quite intelligent and should be running for the white house himself.
Stark endorses Obama 2008
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January 5th, 2009 at 10: 00 pm fred is clearly an idiot. el salvador is a democracy in name only just like the states … save your self rightous (the left loves terrorists) drugstore psychology for elementary school indoctrination viagra Says:
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An Itsy Bitsy Spider says fred is lying again, but has to change names constantly because of the humiliation of his previous names.
Think Progress » Glenn Beck says his smear campaign against Van Jones was ‘not a personal thing.’ 2010
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Wed 11/11/09 8: 44 PM perfect since fred is practically a sex offender himself
New 'SNL' promos: January Jones, Fred Armisen, and sex offenders | EW.com 2009
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Fred ♪ ♫ ♪ says: piece …. yes, fred is your typical hate filled progessive, deplorable to the core.
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May 26th, 2008 8: 24 pm ET hey, the other fred is such a, sorry I do not have a name for him, why you may ask?, he is nothing.
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i think fred is so awsome you are so lucky your in a movie
Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins Promises Origin of Scooby Gang » DVDs Worth Watching 2009
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Wed 11/11/09 8: 42 PM and fred is practically a sex offender himself, with the dozens of women he’s screwed (and screwed over, cheated on, etc) in the past several years ….
New 'SNL' promos: January Jones, Fred Armisen, and sex offenders | EW.com 2009
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If that’s not scifi, I’m not sure what else you’d call it fred says:
KAMN Show #8: Knight Rider : The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas 2006
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fred miller aka fred mike rudy a cybernetic nerd a sleepless bird making magic with ever word this poona born american wizard anthony posey nauman umair cousin lefty part of his herd some of his detractors at now public graveyard hurriedly interred dreams that were truly punctured facebook flickr the new buzzword bollywoods most wanted a poetic pedestrian pain concurred
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Soldiers being soldiers, and Australians being Australians, the FRED is also said to stand for "F**king Ridiculous Eating Device."
13 Weird Eating Utensils, from Sporks to Trongs Condé Nast 2013
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The FRED, which stands for Field Ration Eating Device, combines a can opener, bottle opener, and tiny spoon, and is issued to Australian Defence Force soldiers.
13 Weird Eating Utensils, from Sporks to Trongs Condé Nast 2013
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word fred
The slow and unintelligent character, promoting the phrase: 'Duh Fred!'.
August 3, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word fred
Usually well-intentioned and good natured however.
August 3, 2009
rolig commented on the word fred
Where are you getting this from, PU?
August 3, 2009
madmouth commented on the word fred
the collective unconscious, I rather think. do you not, rolig, have character associations that spring to mind when you hear certain names?
August 4, 2009
john commented on the word fred
In my misbegotten youth I was a bicycle mechanic, and the cool racer types who hung around the shop where I worked would dismissively refer to non-cool-racer types as "Freds." Freds are the kind of cyclists who don't ride much, but are over-geared. They have little rear-view mirrors glued onto their helmets, and a spare tire and a pump and two water bottles and a little toolkit and an altimeter strapped or bolted onto different parts of their bike frame. Freds have kickstands and fenders and a rack and a bell. They have a little basket on their handlebars. They both tuck their pant legs into their socks and wear a reflective strap on each ankle to prevent getting chain grease on their trousers. And most of all, Freds are squirrely: they have trouble riding in a straight line, possibly because of all the appurtenances affixed to their bike and their person. So you don't want to ride too close to a Fred, because they're unpredictable and despite their harmless appearance, inadvertently dangerous.
August 4, 2009
madmouth commented on the word fred
did this custom extend to the bike shops in the rest of the city as well?
August 4, 2009
john commented on the word fred
I think so. This was in Portland, Maine, in the mid-nineties. The cool racer guys were often as not from other shops; we were more like the scrappy punk rock (the staff) and family (the customers) shop. We were the only proper bike shop in town selling tricycles, I think. I moved, sadly, but they're still there: Back Bay Bicycle. Stop in if you're in Portland, they're super nice.
August 4, 2009
rolig commented on the word fred
MM, I don't have any strong associations with the names "Fred" or "Eugene", but I suspect that's a generational thing. Also, even for a generation such associations can change pretty quickly. I remember as a kid thinking that Ursula was a sort of dorky name, but then Ursula Andress came along and the name became sexy. I suppose most Americans associate the name Igor with the misshapen servants of mad scientists, but then I've known a few wonderful men named Igor, not to mention the Igor whose host was the subject of a famous lay, so that association has been lost for me.
August 5, 2009
reesetee commented on the word fred
I think of Fred Mertz. No question.
August 5, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word fred
I think of Fred Flintstone.
August 5, 2009
plethora commented on the word fred
I also think of Durr Fred! Maybe it is a generational thing.
August 5, 2009