About The Word Dud
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Dud
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What's The Definition Of Dud?
[n] an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
[n] an explosion that fails to occur [n] (informal) someone who is unsuccessful [adj] failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine" Synonyms | Synonyms for Dud: bomb | flop | misfire | turkey | unloaded | washout Related Terms | Find terms related to Dud: abortion | abortive attempt | also-ran | aspirant | baby kisser | bankrupt | blank cartridge | bogy | bomb | bugaboo | bugbear | bust | candidate | castrato | cipher | cry of wolf | dark horse | defeated candidate | dummy | eunuch | failure | false alarm | favorite son | flop | gelding | hollow man | hopeful | impotent | incompetent | invalid | jackstraw | lame duck | lay figure | lemon | loser | man of straw | merry chase | miscarriage | miscarrying | misfire | nebbish | nobody | nonentity | nothing | nullity | office seeker | political hopeful | presidential timber | puppet | pushover | running mate | stalking-horse | thing of naught | trifle | vain attempt | washout | weakling | wet squib | wild-goose chase | zero See Also | breakdown | bust | equipment failure | failure | flop | loser | nonstarter | unsuccessful person |
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