pud

1 of 2

noun

British

PUD

2 of 2

abbreviation

pickup and delivery

Examples of pud in a Sentence

Noun a steak and kidney pud
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Noun
Other studies have found that signals from your gut microbiome could influence why there always seems to be room for Christmas pud. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025 Lovely little villages with little model versions of themselves and cosy pubs and shops that sell only brollies (umbrellas) or jumpers (sweaters) or puds (desserts) are twee. L.m., The Economist, 6 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1706, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pud was in 1706

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“Pud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pud. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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