Adjective (Intensifier) | Emphasis / Polite Frustration
Encyclopedia of British Slang
RUDDY
Adjective (Intensifier) | Mild | Emphasis / Polite Frustration
RUDDY Pronunciation: /’r?d-i/ Part of Speech: Adjective (Intensifier) Severity Level: Mild Category: Emphasis / Polite Frustration
Core Definition
Ruddy intensifies a statement mildly.
Ruddy thing.
A softened substitute for stronger expletives.
Linguistic Origins
Originally meaning reddish.
Shifted into intensifier usage in polite British speech.
Usage Contexts
Annoyance:
Ruddy weather.
Final Assessment
Ruddy captures civilised irritation.
Gently.
EXPANDED ENTRY 260
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
