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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
See hum-drum humdudgeon, humdurgeon. An imaginary illness: coll.: —1785.
Grose, 15t ed., spells it humdurgeon, the OED humdudgeon, thus linking the
word with dudgeon, ill humour. Grose, 'He has got the hum durgeon, the thickest
part ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
By 'reduplication on hum, with reminiscence of drum', W. humdudgeon;
humdurgeon . An imaginary illness: coll (–1785). Grose, 1st ed., spells it
humdurgeon, the O.E.D. humdudgeon, thus linking the word with dudgeon, ill
humour. Grose, 'He ...
... hairs of our green men stand on end. ,“'We must not suffer this,' said Thornton ,
whose hardy efffrontery enabled him to lord it over the jolly boys, as if he were
their dimber-damber: 'his ravings and humdurgeon will unman all our youngsters.
Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, 1834
We must not suffer this,' said Thornton, whose hardy effrontery enabled him to
lord it over the jolly boys as if he were their chief: 'his ravings and humdurgeon
will unman all our youngsters.' And so, under this pretence, Thornton had the ...
Lord Edward Lytton Bulwer, 1848
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Pelham, or the adventures of a gentleman
We must not suffer this , ' said Thornton , whose hardy effrontery enabled him to
lord it over the jolly boys , as if he were their dimber-damber: 'his ravings and
humdurgeon will unman all our youngsters.' And so, under this pretence,
Thornton ...
Lord Edward Lytton Bulwer, 1842
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Pelham; or, The adventures of a gentleman [by E.G.E.L. ...
... humdurgeon will unman all our youngsters.' And so, under this pretence,
Thornton had the unhappy man conveyed away to a secret asylum, known only
to the chiefs of the gang, and appropriated to the reception of persons who, from
the ...
Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.), 1854
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Pelham: Or, The Adventures of a Gentleman
'We must not suffer this , ' said Thornton , whose hardy effrontery enabled him to
lord it over the jolly boys, as if he were their dimber—damher: 'his raviugs and
humdurgeon will unman all our youngsters.' And so, under this pretence,
Thornton ...
Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, 1842
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Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 1811: A Dictionary of ...
Hehas got the humdurgeon, the thickest partof histhigh is nearest hisarse; i.e.
nothing ails him except low spirits. HUMBUGS. The brethren of the venerable
society of humbugs was held at brotherHallam's, in Goodman's Fields. HUMMER.
ed. Campbell McCutcheon, 2013
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1811 Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue:
... the Charter House, or at the King's Head inSt. John'sstreet, who had more of
pleasantry, and less of mystery, than the free masons. HUM DURGEON. An
imaginary illness. He has got the humdurgeon, the thickest part ofhis thighis
nearest ...
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Love in the Time of Flowers
If you're not not on your guard, it will ensnare you into a humdurgeon”—a scene
of dubious authenticity—“you might not feel you can simply shrug off. There can
even be some jeopardy, too, where your Aunt Lily's concerned. Maybe even the ...
