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um' aria-hidden='true'>1 duds plural
personal belongings
  • one that is ineffectual
    also failure //a box-office dud
    misfit
  • a bomb or missile that fails to explode
  • adjective

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • of little or no worth valueless //dud checks
    Examples
    Noun
    • //The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
    • //She put on her new duds for the party.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Adjective
    1899, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English dudde
    dud
    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    adjective

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • of little or no worth valueless //dud checks
    Examples
    Noun
    • //The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
    • //She put on her new duds for the party.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Adjective
    1899, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English dudde
    dud
    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    adjective

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • of little or no worth valueless //dud checks
    Examples
    Noun
    • //The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
    • //She put on her new duds for the party.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Adjective
    1899, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun
    Middle English dudde
    dud
    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)