pud
pud · puds
PuddingPudding (either sweet or savoury).
UK/pɵd/US/pʊd/
Meaning
3 senses(colloquial, countable, uncountable)Pudding (either sweet or savoury).
(countable, slang, uncountable)Penis.
(colloquial, dated)Child's hand; child's fist.
More definitions
- (British) the dessert course of a meal (‘pud’ is used informally)
Origin
Clipped form of pudding. Origin unknown. Perhaps from Scots pud (“little fat man”, a termClipped form of pudding.
Origin unknown. Perhaps from Scots pud (“little fat man”, a term of endearment) (see podge) or from pudendum.
According to the OED, a nursery word. Perhaps from or related to Dutch poot (“hand”).
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Forms
plural: pudsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (British) the dessert course of a meal (‘pud’ is used informally):pudding
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
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