noun
Fudd
noun
1
Slang: a gun owner who supports traditional hunting rifles but favors restrictions on other firearms, such as handguns.
"Online gun forums often argue over who counts as a "fudd.""
2
Slang: a clumsy or poorly informed person.
"He fumbled the instructions like a total fudd."
How to Use Fudd
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishInternet slang for a certain type of gun owner, or more generally, a bumbling person, named after a cartoon character.
Word Forms
Fudds plural, Fudds plural
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Etymology
From Elmer Fudd, the bumbling hunter character in Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes cartoons.