dud
[ duhd ]
/ dʌd /
noun
a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
a shell or missile that fails to explode after being fired.
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duds
[ duhdz ]
/ dʌdz /
plural noun Informal.
clothes, especially a suit of clothes.
belongings in general.
Origin of duds
1275–1325; Middle English dudde; perhaps akin to Low German dudel coarse sackcloth
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dud
/ (dʌd) informal /
noun
a person or thing that proves ineffectual or a failure
a shell, etc, that fails to explode
(plural) old-fashioned clothes or other personal belongings
adjective
failing in its purpose or functiona dud cheque
Word Origin for dud
C15 (in the sense: an article of clothing, a thing, used disparagingly): of unknown origin
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