dud

[ duhd ]

/ dʌd /

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noun

a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.

a shell or missile that fails to explode after being fired.

Nearby words

ductule, ductus, ductus arteriosis, ductus venosus, ductwork, dud, duddy, dude, dude ranch, dudeen, dudelsack

Origin of dud

1815–25; special use of dud, singular of duds

SYNONYMS FOR dud

1 fiasco, debacle, fizzle, miscarriage.

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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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Examples from the Web for dud

His clothing line that his friend described as “upscale and urban” was a dud.
Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Hollywood Reporter said the film was a dud, but Holmes plays neatly against type.
How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’?|Tim Teeman|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She turns in dud stories, misses deadlines, and is prone to occasionally sleeping with her young, struggling musician sources.
Toni Collette on ‘The Realistic Joneses,’‘Lucky Them,’ and Crying in ‘The Sixth Sense’|Melissa Leon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The prank itself seems meaningless, and the reaction was un-extraordinary: all in all, a dud.
An Analysis of Vitalii Sediuk’s Pranks (He’s the Guy Who Touched Brad Pitt)|Amy Zimmerman|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Reviews seemed to range a short spectrum between turnip (a dud, in the French parlance) and not-a-complete-turnip.
We Watch the DSK Sex Romp So You Don’t Have To|Tracy McNicoll|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Dud said, somebody was guilty, and that somebody was the person they must find.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch|Amy Bell Marlowe
“Looking for two lost donkeys,” retorted Dan, who was learning to give Dud as good as he sent.
Killykinick|Mary T. Waggaman
Dud showed him the impressions of two hoofs dug deep into the ground.
The Fighting Edge|William MacLeod Raine
Bob and Dud tied their horses to a hitching-rack and climbed the fence into the park.
The Fighting Edge|William MacLeod Raine
This was the equipment that must have been used to handle the dud atom bomb some months back.
Space Platform|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for dud

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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dud

noun

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Definition for dud (2 of 2)

duds

plural noun Informal.

Origin of duds

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dud

noun

adjective

Word Origin for dud