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gudge

gudge

1 9.9
An old word for a person who is easily tricked
  • noun
  • Offensive
translation icon : pardillo
  • He acted like a complete gudge when he fell for that obvious scam.

Examples

  • Everyone knew he was such a gudge that he would believe any wild story.

  • Don't be a gudge; think critically before making decisions.

  • How could Gudge have been such a fool as to marry?

    Fiction book (1993)

  • She remained in the palace, hoping Gudge would come to his senses.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • And Gudge had certainly been feeling mellow; he'd given a warning first.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • He was therefore one of Gudge's bolder advisors.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • What shall we say if one of King Gudge's patrols intercepts us before we can slip into the palace with the masked youth?

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

sucker
vsgudge
  • Offensive
300 7.0

A person who is easily tricked

is an older term that means the same thing
mug
vsgudge
  • Offensive
24 8.2

A person who is easily tricked or cheated

is an older label for the same kind of gullible person
dupe
vsgudge
  • Offensive
14 7.0

A person who is easily tricked into believing false things

is older and focuses on being foolishly deceived rather than action
easy mark
vsgudge
  • Offensive
9 7.1

A person others can easily trick or cheat

is an older term used for any easily deceived person
sucka
vsgudge
  • Offensive
7 9.9

A person who is easily tricked or fooled

is an older, non-slang form with the same basic sense
gump
vsgudge
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is foolish and easily tricked

is older and more dated than this casual slang label
gaby
vsgudge
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who trusts others too easily and gets tricked

is older and may sound more dated than this naive term
hoople
vsgudge
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is easily tricked and believes things without checking

is an older general term not tied to a region
simp
vsgudge
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A person who is easily fooled and trusts others too much

is older and lacks the recent social connotations of this label
josser
vsgudge
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is easily tricked

is an older word used for the same naive quality
scissorbill
vsgudge
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish person who is easily tricked

is an older word used more broadly than this slang label

Antonyms

wise
758 2.1

Showing good judgment from experience

sensible
201 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

Surface Forms

gudge singular
gudges plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the insulting sense of gudge is to think of the old word goujon for a small fish: small fish are easy to catch, so a gudge came to mean someone 'easy to catch' by tricks or a fool, which explains the modern meaning.