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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'ned' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Ned noun See ned proper noun  (given name, male), a medieval diminutive of Edward.       ned noun  (context, Scottish English, slang, pejorative) 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 (italbrac, 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. Etymology: The etymology is unknown, but it is widely believed to be short for "Non-Educated sic Delinquent" although this is in fact a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of (term, ne'er-do-well), (term, neanderthal), and some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy. "Ned" is a diminutive of "Edward", a personal name as well.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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