- "Make sure to buy a lot of hamburgers. A multidude is coming over and we need to have enough food!"
Multidude
noun Used as a group of people.; blending Multitude+Dude
"Multidude" is a group of surfers, or even simply a group of males. The term blends "multitude" with the noun "dude" to form a word that is a product of their definitions. "A large number" + "males" forms "multitudes" definition of a large number of males.
Etymology : "Multitude" comes from the early 14th century Old French word "multitude" which is directly from the Latin word "multitudinem" meaning "a great number" which is composed of "multus" meaning "many" and the suffix "-tudo" forming an abstract noun.
Source : Conversation with a friend. November 12th 2013.
Last modified: 25 November 2013