dud
noun/dʌd/
/dʌd/
- [countable] (informal) a thing that has no use, especially because it does not work correctly
- Two of the fireworks in the box were duds.
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- duds[plural] (slang) clothes
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘item of clothing’): of unknown origin.
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