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Hed vs Ned - What's the difference?

hed | ned |

As nouns the difference between hed and ned

is that hed is the headline of a news story while ned is a person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.

As a proper noun Ned is

a medieval diminutive of the male given name Edward.

As an initialism NED is

new English Dictionary.

hed

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (journalism, slang) The headline of a news story.

    • Related terms

    * unhed

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    ned

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland, slang, pejorative, offensive) A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.
  • * 2007 (Scotland), RecordView'' in ''Daily Record, 14 Feb 07 , Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, p. 8,
    • The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.

    Synonyms

    * chav (England) * charva (Northeast England) * Scally (Northern England) * scanger * Senga (Scotland) * yob, yobbo * spide (Northern Ireland)

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