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ruddy

ruddy (plural ruddies)

1. (informal) ruddy shelduck
   • 2007 November 4, Deborah Baldwin, “Close to Nature, and the Airport”, New York Times:

     In winter, snow geese land at West Pond, a Robert Moses legacy that ought to be called Duck Soup: at this time of year look for ruddies, greater scaups, Northern pintails, American widgeons and gadwalls.

ruddy (comparative ruddier, superlative ruddiest)

1. Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
2. (UK, slang) A mild intensifier.
   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XVIII and XX:

     “Of all the damn silly fatheaded things!” she vociferated, if thats the word. “With a million ruddy names to choose from, these ruddy Creams call one ruddy son Wilbert and the other ruddy son Wilfred, and both these ruddy sons are known as Willie. Just going out of their way to mislead the innocent bystander. Youd think people would have more consideration.” [...] Pop Cream listens attentively to the tale she tells, and when Uncle Tom looks in on him later, he finds him with folded arms and a forbidding scowl. “Travers,” he says, “the deals off.” “Off?” quivers Uncle Tom. “Off,” says Cream. “O-ruddy-double-f. I dont do business with guys whose wives bring in loony-doctors to observe my son.”

Definizione dizionario ruddy

	rubicondo
	reddish

rossastro

rosso

vermiglio

Altri significati:

(informal) ruddy shelduck

(UK, slang) A mild intensifier.

Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

a mild intensifier