HUD
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: hŭd, IPA(key): /hʌd/, (US government) /hʊd/
- Rhymes: -ʌd
Noun
HUD (plural HUDs)
- (technology, video games) Acronym of head-up display.
- 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Cortana (Jen Taylor), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Cortana:
- An explosion just made us an exit! I'll mark it on your HUD, Chief, go!
Derived terms
- HUDless
Proper noun
HUD
- (US, politics) Acronym of Department of Housing and Urban Development
- 2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 45:
- Folks were divided on whether to blame him or his wife for selling it to a developer cashing in on HUD money.
- 2025 February 11, Jennifer Ludden, “HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion”, in w: NPR[1]:
- The request has added to worries among workers that HUD might be the next target for major downsizing by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a unit in the Trump administration led by Elon Musk.
Phrase
HUD
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of how you doing.
See also
(Department of Housing and Urban Development):
- Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
(Head-Up Display):
- Head-up display on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- HUD (video gaming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia