Definitions for dudgeon
ˈdʌdʒ əndud·geon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dudgeon, high dudgeonnoun

   a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dudgeonnoun

   Etymology: dolch, German.

   1. A small dagger.

   I see thee still;
   And, on the blade of thy dudgeon, gouts of blood. William Shakespeare.

   I was a serviceable dudgeon,
   Either for fighting or for drudging. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 1.

   2. Malice; sullenness; malignity; ill will.

   Civil dudgeon first grew high,
   And men fell out they knew not why. Hudibras, p. i. c. 1.

   The cuckow took this a little in dudgeon. Roger L'Estrange.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dudgeon

   Dudgeon is a surname.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dudgeon

   Dudgeon is a feeling of anger, resentment, or offense. It's commonly used in the phrase "in high dudgeon," which means to be in a state of anger or indignation. Dudgeon can also refer to a type of wood used for the handles of cutlery, but this usage is much less common.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dudgeonnoun

   the root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made

2. Dudgeonnoun

   the haft of a dagger

3. Dudgeonnoun

   a dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger

4. Dudgeonnoun

   resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure

5. Dudgeonadjective

   homely; rude; coarse

6. Etymology: [W. dygen anger, grudge.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dudgeon

   duj′un, n. resentment: grudge. [There is an Anglo-Fr. digeon, wood hafts of knives, &amamp;c., but a connection cannot be stated. Skeat suggests dubiously W. dygen, malice, dychan, a jeer.]

2. Dudgeon

   duj′un, n. the haft of a dagger: a small dagger. [See above.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dudgeon

   An old word for the box-handle of a dirk; it is mentioned by Shakspeare with the blade of the ideal dagger which Macbeth saw before him. It also means offence, anger.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. dudgeon

   A small dagger (rare).

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUDGEON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dudgeon is ranked #16917 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dudgeon surname appeared 1,683 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Dudgeon.
   
   93.6% or 1,576 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 37 total occurrences were Black.
   1.3% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Indignation

How to pronounce dudgeon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dudgeon in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dudgeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dudgeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dudgeon in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   I find it ridiculous that in response to an ISIS terror attack, the Democrats go on high dudgeon that we've got to restrict the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, this is not a gun control issue, this is a terrorism issue.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dudgeon
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dudgeon
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudgeon
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dudgeon
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dudgeon
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=dudgeon
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html