I've been reading a book about England during the Restoration (1640s) and I keep coming across the expression "uds lud". I gather it means something like "jeez" or "golly", but where does it come from?
2007-12-29 08:37:12 · 3 answers · asked by Bulbelicious 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
God's blood. Like us, the Jacobeans used to say things rather than "swear." So we say drat, darn, gee, jeez, goldarn, and criminee. Today in England, people say "bloody." That used to mean "by our Lady," an oath on the virgin Mary. Those before us used to say, "Odd's bodkins," God's fingers. "'S Death," God's death.
2007-12-29 09:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first poor bastard that ever sat on a toilet seat that someone put glue on yelled "UDS LUD" !!!
2007-12-29 08:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by el.tuco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no idea.
2007-12-29 08:40:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋