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UK
/dˈʌd/
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[ US /ˈdəd/ ]
[ US /ˈdəd/ ]
NOUN
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an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
the first experiment was a real turkey - an explosion that fails to occur
- someone who is unsuccessful
ADJECTIVE
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failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
he stepped on a dud mine
How To Use dud In A Sentence
- Mrs. Dudgeon unbars the door and opens it, letting into the stuffy kitchen a little of the freshness and a great deal of the chill of the dawn, also her second son Christy, a fattish, stupid, fair-haired, round-faced man of about 22, muffled in a plaid shawl and grey overcoat. The Devil's Disciple
- You're gonna become one unhappy, sore and mundane dude if you wore uncomfy shoes all the time.
- Dudgeon made himself look like a schoolboy as he woefully mistimed a header on the half-way line.
- So the image of the bespectacled fuddy-duddy in his dusty library is a straw man: I would hazard that print publishing experts are actually on the cutting edge of new media. Publishing’s not as out of it as you think
- He has totally screwed things up in West Yorks for his officers and police staff alike. on April 12, 2010 at 5: 59 pm jaegerdude Crime And Immigration In Britain SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
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- The state has anted up $40 million for salary increases, but, in a program similar to Cincinnati's, Iowa will now evaluate teachers thoroughly to make sure the extra dough goes only to the good classroom performers, not the duds.
- Mar 27, 2007 7: 45: 00 AM broc thinks .. dude why is it that we still have to comment your blog using blogger? Eureka: Futuristic Eyewear Displays
- They'd probably just send me emails of congratulatory thanks, signing off with, ‘thanks, dude.’
- Haha. btw, if I have illicit sexual intercourse with any malay, it is not me who will be subjected to "hudud" for eg. WordPress.com News