fud

noun

ˈfəd How to pronounce fud (audio)
Definition of fudnext
as in fogey
a person with old-fashioned ideas a stagnant company that has been run by some old fuds for far too long

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Recent Examples of fud On Telegram accounts, repeat fud spreaders are booted out. — New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
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  1. conservative
  2. fogy
  3. fossil
  4. veteran
Noun
  • The Cato Institute, a libertarian-leaning think tank, have mocked the administration for slapping tariffs on islands inhabited only by penguins, while echoing Pence and other conservatives.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Left wing-progressives, once skeptical of the status quo, have become stolid guardians of institutions, while right-wing conservatives – once champions of prudence – are tearing down fences.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of conservative
Noun
  • These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.
    — Alison Snyder, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
  • And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
Definition of fogy
Noun
  • But revisiting fossils in Taiwan’s National Museum of Natural Science may yield riveting clues.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The space features exhibits focused on the area’s past, from wooly mammoth fossils found in the area to a glimpse into the salt mining industry that brought the region to prominence.
    — Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of fossil
Noun
  • In 2024, fashion veteran Misti Blasko was hired as CEO of the 99% women-run company to replace Ward.
    — Kaleigh Moore, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The union represents nurses caring for patients' physical and mental health at veterans facilities around the country.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of veteran

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“Fud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fud. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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