What does dudgeon mean?
Definitions for dudgeon
ˈdʌdʒ əndud·geon
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Princeton's WordNet
dudgeon, high dudgeonnoun
a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dudgeonnoun
Etymology: dolch, German.
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.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.
Wikipedia
Dudgeon
Dudgeon is a surname.
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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 Dictionary
Dudgeonnoun
the root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made
Dudgeonnoun
the haft of a dagger
Dudgeonnoun
a dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger
Dudgeonnoun
resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure
Dudgeonadjective
homely; rude; coarse
Etymology: [W. dygen anger, grudge.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Dudgeon
duj′un, n. the haft of a dagger: a small dagger. [See above.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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 Gazetteer
dudgeon
A small dagger (rare).
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dudgeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dudgeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of dudgeon in a Sentence
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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