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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The comment from Kimmel on September 17 that caused the most anger among conservatives was what many of them interpreted as an attempt by Kimmel to cast the man who shot Kirk as a MAGA member.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The private remark reinforced a sense, even among conservatives, that the wealthy businessman was an out-of-touch elitist who was ready to write-off about half the country as indifferent to his economic agenda.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 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
Noun
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This species, dating back 9 million years, helps fill a gap in the fossil record and marks a point when ancient right whales began to develop robust flippers.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stringer said the third Yunxian skull fossil, once researchers prepare and study it in detail, will enable the team to test the accuracy of the reconstruction and its placement within the human family tree.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During his postgame press conference, Dart thanked Wilson for the veteran mentorship leading up to his first career start.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sanford was a veteran of the Iraq War, according to officials.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2019
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“Fud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fud. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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