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Scud
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scud
English
Etymology
The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies.
Proper noun
thumb|A Scud missile launcher on display
A Soviet-developed tactical ballistic missile.
Anagrams
en cdsu CDUs UCSD cuds
French
fr:
Etymology
Same as above.
Pronunciation
Skeûde Scude
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Scud.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
m
a en Scud missile
fr colloquial fr figuratively (From military slang) "Prendre un Scud" (lit. To take a Scud) is to receive a violent, sudden and possibly undeserved reprimand or verbal attack