rudesby

pronunciation

How to pronounce rudesby in British English: UK ['ru:dzbɪ]word uk audio image

How to pronounce rudesby in American English: US ['rudzbɪ] word us audio image

Word Origin

rudesby (n.)
"insolent person," 1560s, mock surname from rude + -by, common place-name (and thus surname) ending element, as in Grimsby, Rigby. Similar formations in idlesby, sneaksby "paltry, sneaking fellow" (1570s), suresby.