Those M&D words: Cudge

[the Robot Vegetable]

I think it is a short, familiar, semi-affectionate form of "curmudgeon"

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=curmudgeon

which is usually mispronounced as "cudmudgeon".





On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, Ya Sam wrote:

> Is 'Cudge' a proper name or some kind of colloquialism:
> 
> Fr. Maire now removes his Cloak, revealing the snuff-color'd coat and 
> breeches of a middling Town-Dweller. From an inner pocket he produces a 
> costly Ramillies Wig, shakes it out in a brisk Cloud of scented Litharge, 
> and claps it on, with a minimum of fuss, over his ascetic's Crop. "There. I 
> am now Mr. Emerson's distant Cousin Ambrose, of Godless London."
> '' 'Godless' being just the note for the old Cudge," nods Emerson, as they 
> go, "- - 'tis the Poahpish, that's not overly welcome.”
> 
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