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Rudy¹
- /ˈɹuːdi/
Sounds like rudy, rudie · Rhymes with -uːdi
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Rudolph. Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that the President hypothetically could have shot the former FBI director to end the Russia investigation and not face prosecution for it while in office.
- A surname.
Rudy²
- /ˈɹuːdi/
Sounds like rudy, rudie · Rhymes with -uːdi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rudie.
noun Rudys
- A rude boy; a member of a Jamaican street gang in the 1960s and 70s. Stop your running around / Making problems in town / Rudy, a message to you, Rudy
Rudy³
- /ˈɹuːdi/
Sounds like rudy, rudie · Rhymes with -uːdi
Where it comes from
From the titular character of the movie Rudy.
noun Rudy's
- An inspiring competitor, usually an athlete, who perseveres despite tall odds. "For me, I didn't want to leave the area, because [by now] I was playing sports, and I was heavily involved in the community. Everybody knew me as 'the overachiever'. I was the 'Rudy' of my high school [really]. I was never the best athlete - I was just a kid with a big heart that would never give u
rudy⁴
noun rudies
- An acrobatic maneuver involving two and a half twists.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jen, abramson, vallee, rucker, wiebe, giuliani, rade, ruddy, eb, ore, rudi, rudolph, rudolf, rodolph, rudyard, ralphie
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