as in fogey
a person with old-fashioned ideas
a stagnant company that has been run by some old fuds for far too long
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Recent Examples of fud
On Telegram accounts, repeat fud spreaders are booted out.
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New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fud
Noun
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Stewart has been campaigning for months in the race against state Sen. Ryan Fazio, a fiscal conservative who recently formed an exploratory committee and whose supporters say will catch up in the fundraising battle.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
13 Aug. 2025
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In recent days, Fuentes has criticized Owens as well as other prominent conservatives, including Tucker Carlson and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2023
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Her fossil showcased a mixture of humanlike and apelike traits and provided proof that ancient human relatives walked upright 3.2 million years ago.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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Something that could easily fall through the cracks is a new version of H.G. Wells' classic tale of sci-fi terror, War of the Worlds, premiering on Amazon Prime, starring Ice Cube, and directed by music video veteran Rich Lee, making his feature film debut.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Nanny Faye was married to Gene Chrisley, an Army veteran who fought in the Korean War, until his death in 2012, per an obituary.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fud. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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