humdudgeon

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English

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Etymology

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Probably from hum (humbug) +‎ dudgeon (feeling of anger or resentment), 18th c.

Noun

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humdudgeon (plural humdudgeons)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) An unnecessary outcry or complaint.
  2. (Scotland, obsolete) An imaginary illness.

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