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humdudgeon

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from dogeon
  2. compounded as humdudgeon — “hum + dudgeon”

Definitions

  1. An unnecessary outcry or complaint.

  2. An imaginary illness.

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