Good Gentleman goe your gate, and let poore / volke paſſe: an ’chud ha’ bin zwaggered out of my life, / ’twould not ha’ bin zo long as ’tis by a vortnight.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi], page 304, column 2:
Chud
noun
/t͡ʃuːd/
Etymology From Russian чудь (čudʹ). Doublet of tuath.
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Historical, In early Russian annals, Used in the plural A member of any of several Finnic peoples in the area of what is now Estonia, Karelia and Northwestern Russia.
In the meantime, the Chuds tied [her] foot so that she would not escape. When Liaine returned with his brother Aripi and son Peairi, he found the Sami camp smouldering and empty.1998, Michael P. Robinson, Karim-Aly S. Kassam, Leif Rantala, Sami Potatoes: Living with Reindeer and Perestroika, Bayeux Arts Incorporated, →ISBN, page 76:
Some Chuds had attained a prominent position at the court of the early Russian princes. Military campaigns against the Chuds are mentioned in the chronicles from the 11th century. They were defeated by Prince Iaroslav Vladimirovich [...]2015, Anti Selart, Livonia, Rus’ and the Baltic Crusades in the Thirteenth Century, BRILL, →ISBN, page 62:
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[...] turned to another region which paid tribute to Pskov, the land of the Chuds (Estonian Finns). [...] Iuriev or Tartu as it became known was nominally under a Chud elder called Vetseke but had a garrison from Pskov.2016, Alexander Basilevsky, Early Ukraine: A Military and Social History to the Mid–19th Century, McFarland, →ISBN, page 159:
From the science fiction horror movie C.H.U.D. (1984), in which it stands for “cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers”. The slang derivative of this term from the movie was coined by the hosts of the Chapo Trap House podcast and popularized on its subreddit, r/chapotraphouse, as well as on the Bernie Sanders campaign movement's Twitter community. The term reached youth mainstream through streaming content like Clavicular via incel jargon, where its use as a self-description derives from flame wars against the right-wing /pol/ board on 4chan by left-wing netizens using it against /pol/ users in the internet slang sense and was subsequently popularized by the Chudjak/"le /pol/ face" meme.
“Jesus, this is actually almost depressing.” [honking] “Need a ride, champ?” “Although not as depressing as-- Ron, what the hell are you doing here?” “I'm giving you a ride home. Come on. Hop in.” “What, did my mother send you?” “No, not exactly. I just thought it'd give us the chance to bond.” “Yeah. Don't take this the wrong way, Ron, but I'd rather bond with a CHUD.” [inaudible]. “But CHUDs live in New York, so let's go.” [tires squealing]2013 February 7, Adam Reed, Tesha Kondrat, “Midnight Ron” (4:53 from the start), in Archer, season 4, episode 4, spoken by Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin):
“Hey, Rick.” “Oh, hey, kiddo. How's your Saturday?” “You know, super chill. W-W-Whatcha doin'?” “Eh, nothing adventurous. You know that race of Underground Dwelling Cannibal Horse People that we're always fighting?” “Yeah, the CHUDs. W-W-What about 'em? “Well, don't tell anybody, but I'm working on a bioweapon to use against them, so I got this barrel of horse semen from your mom's hospital and I'm just gonna, you know, subject it to some otherworldly forces.”2021 July 11, Nick Rutherford, “Rickdependence Spray” (1:10 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 5, episode 4, spoken by Morty Smith (Justin Roiland):
But, Rhyanon, all I want to do, is to build a rapport, And that's when you call me, a fat smurf whore. "Useless fuckwipe, a pudley, a chud and a sackashit, Green card cunt, snarling wolverine bitch," you throw a fit.2001 July 15, Chive Mynde, “Rhyanon, Rhyanon, where are you my love?”, in alt.religion.wicca (Usenet):
At least you don't have to be a fugly fuckheaded chud who's bad at math!2007 April 5, David bin Bedlam, “yet more narcissistic drivel”, in alt.angst (Usenet):
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How fucking hedious^([sic]) of a chud must this guy be in order for him to feel that mug shot is a positive representation?2007 November 4, Odious, “SNL Lampoons Mystery”, in alt.seduction.fast (Usenet):
Lower your standards far enough and always remember to double wrap and even a chud like me got some on a regular basis when I lived there.2010 September 13, Va Beach Hokie, “Steve Spurrier's retirement island paradise”, in rec.sport.football.college (Usenet):
SDCC is crowded enough without a few hundred more chuds in rascal scooters cutting in line and taking up space on the public walkways because they heard the cast of The Big Bang Theory was going to be here or something.2014 July 28, Jeremy Azevedo, “Actually, Comic-Con Is Fucking Awesome”, in Vice:
She refused to go to Thanksgiving with her chud family after her uncle started an argument about birtherism at the table last year.
She walked through the Shakedown Street outside the QAnon rally and marveled at the selection of healing crystals being sold by woo-woo upper-middle class chud women.
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My chud boomer grandfather just sits down on his chair in front of the TV and yells at Fox News on cable all day.
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Internet, Also An unlikable, useless, or antisocial person.
My little chud brother plays video games all day.
i hate my chud fucking brother so much he just hammered these into the wall2024 July 24, @skramzbunny, Twitter:
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being an artist is awesome i draw one bad thing and start thinking im a worthless chud who should give up forever2026 June 20, @m0sstrx, Twitter:
Every day provides a new opportunity to learn about a new disgusting homunculus, I love this beautiful chud planet2025 June 3, @Shadoo_creeture, Twitter:
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this is the best day of my chud life2026 January 9, @tippity, Twitter: