Standard Lemma guide

m'lud

intj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /mɪˈlʌd/
  • rhymes with -ʌd

1

intj

Meaning 1

Suggests the speaker or listener is out of touch; used to highlight explanations of youth popular culture for an older audience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, humorous

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Pronunciation spelling of m'lord.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

Examples

  • 1969, Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1.3: "How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away" Mr. Larch, you heard the case for the prosecution. Is there anything you wish to say before I pass sentence? Well... I'd just like to say, m'lud, I've got a family... a wife and six kids... and I hope very much you don't have to take away my freedom... because... well, because, m'lud, freedom is a state much prized within the realm of civilised society.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Phonetic alteration of m'lord. As an interjection, playing on the perceived elderly and upper-class nature of judges, and the urban legend that a barrister once had to explain The Beatles to a judge as "a popular beat combo, m'lud".