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ned

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
5
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/nɛd/

Definition of ned

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Scotland, derogatory, offensive, slang)A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.
    “The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.”
    “You could live in a place for twenty years, you could clean up its streets and lock up its neds.”
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noun

  1. (Scotland, derogatory, offensive, slang)A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.
    “The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.”
    “You could live in a place for twenty years, you could clean up its streets and lock up its neds.”
  2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, derogatory)Acronym of non-educated delinquent.

name

  1. A medieval diminutive of the male given name Edward.
    “[B]ut ſweete Ned, to ſweeten which name of Ned, I giue thee this peniworth of ſugar, […]”
    “Each winter, after their seasons end, both Neds return to their respective homes in Georgia.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of New English Dictionary.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of National Endowment for Democracy.

phrase

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of no evidence of disease.

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Etymology

Unknown. The suggested initialism from "non-educated delinquent" is a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of ne'er-do-well, neanderthal, or some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy…

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Unknown. The suggested initialism from "non-educated delinquent" is a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of ne'er-do-well, neanderthal, or some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy although its use much predates the 1950s origin of that phrase. Ostensibly unrelated to "Ned" as a diminutive of the personal name "Edward" but the Scottish use of 'ned' for hooligan or lout is cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as dating from the early 19th century. The OED also attributes a possible derivation from the 'Edward' diminutive.

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