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Word Origin early 19th century (earlier as buddough): from Scottish Gaelic.
Scrabble Points: 14
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A ' (plural "old man; rustic, churl, lout"; Old Irish) is a trickster or bogeyman figure in Gaelic folklore and mythology. The "old man" is paired with the "hag, old woman" in Irish legend. Wikipedia