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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
- 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
- I apprehend the reader will not imagine I have over-rated the prcdudl of this farm, becaufe the rent is fmall: The great ex - pence of the marling fhould be confidercd; and as that manure agrees prodigioufly with light hazelly loams, I am confident fuch crops as I have fiated are not above the truth. truth. The farmer's guide in hiring and stocking farms. Containing an examination of many subjects of great importance both to the common husbandman, in hiring a farm; and to a gentleman on taking the whole or part of his estate into his own hands. Also, pla
- 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
- I was considered the token artsy-fartsy hippie dude. Taken for a Fool, Perhaps, but Not an Idiot
- Avoid anything too long - they might be fine for adolescent surfer dudes, but look tragic on the rest of us. Times, Sunday Times