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by thebruce87m 872 days ago
“Fud” means something very different in Scotland. It used to be a common derogatory term.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/fud

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It was also used microsoft to great effect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt

Looks like it is related to futz, how I have heard it "don't futz around with that" with kind of means don't like at it because you'll break it.