Usually means: Imaginary illness; excessive, unfounded complaining.
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  1. humdudgeon: Merriam-Webster
  2. humdudgeon: Collins English Dictionary
  3. humdudgeon: Wordnik
  4. humdudgeon: Wiktionary
  5. Humdudgeon: World Wide Words

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  1. humdudgeon: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. humdudgeon: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (Scotland, obsolete) An unnecessary outcry or complaint.
▸ noun:  (Scotland, obsolete) An imaginary illness.

Similar:
humdurgeon, dudgeon, durdum, daud, dudgen, dishumour, dishumor, dunt, dudder, douth, more...

Opposite:
contentment, satisfaction, happiness

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Similar:
humdurgeon, dudgeon, durdum, daud, dudgen, dishumour, dishumor, dunt, dudder, douth, more...

Opposite:
contentment, satisfaction, happiness



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