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duds

[ duhdz ]
/ dʌdz /
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plural noun Informal.

clothes, especially a suit of clothes.
belongings in general.

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RELATED WORDS

garb, frock, sportswear, accouterment, frippery, habiliment, covering, finery, outfit, wardrobe, threads, costume, apparel, array, raiment, dress, rags, tatters, civvies

Nearby words

  1. dudishly,
  2. dudley,
  3. dudley, robert,
  4. dudley, thomas,
  5. dudleya,
  6. due,
  7. due bill,
  8. due diligence,
  9. due process,
  10. due process of law

Origin of duds

1275–1325; Middle English dudde; perhaps akin to Low German dudel coarse sackcloth

Definition for duds (2 of 2)

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.

Origin of dud

1815–25; special use of dud, singular of duds
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British Dictionary definitions for duds

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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