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dud Definition


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dud (colloq)
noun
    1. A counterfeit article.
    2. A bomb, firework, etc that fails to go off.
    3. Any useless or ineffectual person or thing.
      Thesaurus: failure, flop, lemon (slang), turkey (US slang), washout (slang).
    4. Clothes.
      Thesaurus: clothes, clothing, garb, garments, gear.
      Form: duds
adj
    1. Useless.
    2. Counterfeit.
Etymology: 15c in sense 4.



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