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dudgeon

dud·geon

UK/ˈdʌd͡ʒən/ US/ˈdʌdʒʌn/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

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Origin

Uncertain: * Perhaps the same as Etymology 2, below * Perhaps from Welsh dygen (“anger, grudge”) (from dy- + cwyn (“complaint”)), though the OED rejects this. * Possibly from dudgen (“trash, something worthless”). * Possibly borrowed from Italian aduggiare (“to overshadow”), similar to the semantic development of umbrage.

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