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dud

  (dŭd) pronunciation
n.
  1. A bomb, shell, or explosive round that fails to detonate.
  2. Informal. One that is disappointingly ineffective or unsuccessful.
  3. duds Informal.
    1. Clothing.
    2. Personal belongings.

[Middle English dudde, a cloak.]


 
 

noun

  1. One that fails completely: bust, failure, fiasco, loser, washout. Informal flop, lemon. Slang bomb. See thrive/fail/exist.
  2. Articles worn to cover the body. apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, dress, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment. Informal tog (used in plural). Slang thread (used in plural). See put on/take off.

 
Antonyms: dud

n

Definition: failure
Antonyms: success


 

n. explosive munition that has not been armed as intended or that has failed to explode after being armed.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 

(DOD, NATO) Explosive munition which has not been armed as intended or which has failed to explode after being armed. See also absolute dud; dwarf dud; flare dud; nuclear dud.

 

A dud is an ammunition round or explosive that fails to fire or detonate, respectively. Poorly designed devices (for example, IEDs), and small devices, have higher chances of being dud.

The variation absolute dud describes a nuclear weapon that fails to explode. [1]

Although dud rounds have failed to function as designed, they are still dangerous, and can explode if handled. In war-torn areas, many curious children have been injured or killed from tampering with such devices. Dud fireworks should be destroyed by soaking in water. No attempts to re-light them should be made. People should keep away from dud ammunition and should call proper authorities who can safely handle and remove it.

By extension, "dud" has become a slang word for anything that doesn't work or is defective. There is also a candy called Milk Duds, named for the fact that it was impossible to get them perfectly round.

See also

liz is a dud its true


 
Translations: Translations for: Dud

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fiasko, umulius, forfalskning, forsager, fuser, kluns
adj. - uduelig, umulig, falsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
mislukkeling, onontplofte granaat etc., prul, vals (biljet/cheque etc.), kleding, niet goed functionerend, niet succesvol

Français (French)
n. - bombe non éclatée, obus non éclaté, type nul, raté, nippes (npl), faux (montre), qui ne marche pas
adj. - non éclaté (une bombe), mal fichu, à la noix (qch), sans provision (un chèque), nul (une personne), faux (qch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Blindgänger, Versager, Fälschung, Klamotten
adj. - nutzlos, gefälscht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άχρηστος, αποτυχημένος (κν. τενεκές), μη εκραγείσα οβίδα, κάτι άχρηστο (κν. τζούφιο, μάπα)
adj. - άχρηστος, αποτυχημένος, σκάρτος

Italiano (Italian)
gingillo, inutile, effetti personali

Português (Portuguese)
n. - roupa (f), coisas (f pl) (gír.)
adj. - imprestável, falsificado (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
подделка, неразорвавшийся снаряд, шмотки

Español (Spanish)
n. - fruslería, proyectil que no estalla, mercancía invendible, desastre, calamidad, trapos, ropa
adj. - falso, sin fondos (cheque), incapaz, inútil, defectuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blindgångare, oduglig sak
adj. - oduglig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
衣服, 无用物, 哑弹, 无用的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衣服, 無用物, 啞彈
adj. - 無用的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쓸모없는 사람, 소지품
adj. - 가짜의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不発弾, 持ち物
adj. - だめな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شئ فشل عمله بدقه, شخص مخفق (صفه) ذو عله, عديم القيمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דבר חסר-ערך, סחבות, בלואים, בגדים, כישלון, אדם או דבר שאינם מביאים תועלת, פריט מזויף, פגז נפל‬
adj. - ‮חסר-תועלת, לא-מספק, מזויף, חסר-ערך‬


 
 

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