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.
Words nearby dud
ductule, ductus, ductus arteriosis, ductus venosus, ductwork, dud, duddy, dude, dude ranch, dudeen, dudelsack
Origin of dud
Definition for dud (2 of 2)
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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