Humdudgeon (n)
hum-dud-j-ee-on
Scottish: An imaginary illness.
Also, a loud noise or complaint.
Example sentences
“He’s in his bed again, there’s nothing wrong with him, just a humdudgeon”
“She let out such a humdudgeon as the box of sporrans fell on her head.”

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