dud

¹dud

noun \ˈdəd\

Definition of DUD

1

plural a : clothing b : personal belongings

2

a : one that is ineffectual; also : failure <a box-office dud> b : misfit

3

: a bomb or missile that fails to explode

Examples of DUD

1. The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
2. She put on her new duds for the party.

Origin of DUD

Middle English dudde

First Known Use: 1567

Related to DUD

Synonyms: bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout

Antonyms: blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

Related Words: also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss; botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles; nonevent; nonstarter

Near Antonyms: corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon

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Rhymes with DUD

blood, bud, crud, cud, flood, fud, mud, rudd, scud, spud, stud, sudd, thud