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Ned vs Ted - What's the difference?

ned | ted |

As an initialism ned

is new english dictionary.

As a noun ted is

teddy boy.

As a verb ted is

to spread hay for drying.

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)

    Anagrams

    * English terms with unknown etymologies ----

    ted

    English

    (wikipedia Ted)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)

    • Synonyms

    * (male given name) Eddie, Eddy, Teddy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A Teddy boy.

    • Anagrams

    * English diminutives of male given names ----