HUD

See also: hud, Hud, huď, huɗ, and húð

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: hŭd, IPA^(key): /hʌd/, (US government) /hʊd/
• Rhymes: -ʌd

Noun

HUD (plural HUDs)

1. (technology, video games) Acronym of head-up display.
   • 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Cortana (Jen Taylor), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Cortana:

     An explosion just made us an exit! I'll mark it on your HUD, Chief, go!

Derived terms

• HUDless

Proper noun

HUD

1. (US, politics) Acronym of Department of Housing and Urban Development.
   • 2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 45:

     Folks were divided on whether to blame him or his wife for selling it to a developer cashing in on HUD money.

   • 2025 February 11, Jennifer Ludden, “HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion”, in w: NPR‎^[1]:

     The request has added to worries among workers that HUD might be the next target for major downsizing by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a unit in the Trump administration led by Elon Musk.

Phrase

HUD

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of how you doing.

See also

(Department of Housing and Urban Development):

• Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

(Head-Up Display):

• Head-up display on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• HUD (video gaming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• UHD, duh