Dudgeon \Dudg"eon\, a. Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.]
By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass. --Beau. & Fl.
The Volksoper's Sunday matinees are evidently populated by aged regulars, many of whom soon hobbled out in dudgeon, or at least stuck fingers in offended ears, as the (admittedly very loud) native ritual proceeded.