frood
(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England) Shrewd; sagacious; wary; cautious.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England) Shrewd; sagacious; wary; cautious.
Origin: From , *frode, *frod, from , from , from . Cognate with , , , , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“29th September 2014 The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1st UK Trade Paperback | Preface Publishing”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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