Rudy

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈɹuːdi//

A diminutive of the male given name Rudolph.

proper noun

1
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.
2
A surname.

Etymology

From Rudolph + -y.

noun

1
historicalA 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
They dance the West Indian Reggae because it is the only old‐fashioned dance beat around and the total opposite of Pepsi‐Rock, the Plastic Ono Band and Jethro Tull and Blood, Sweat & Tears, all of which they naturally despise; and they also have a wary respect for West Indians in general and the Rudys in particular, the Jamaican street gangs who are older and tougher then^([sic]) themselves.

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rudie.

Forms

plural: Rudys

Rudolf · A male given name from Czech or German, equivalent to English…Rudolph · A male given name from the Germanic languages.rudy · An acrobatic maneuver involving two and a half twists.

Rudy · A diminutive of the male given name Rudolph.

rue · To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish…Rue · A surname.Rufus · Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark…

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