dud
noun
[ dʌd ]
• a thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless.
• "all three bombs were duds"
• clothes.
• "buy yourself some new duds"
dud
adjective
• not working or meeting standards; faulty.
• "a dud ignition switch"
Similar:
defective,
faulty,
unsound,
inoperative,
broken,
broken-down,
not working,
not in working order,
not functioning,
malfunctioning,
failed,
bust,
busted,
kaput,
on its last legs,
conked out,
done for,
duff,
knackered,
buggered,
Opposite:
in working order,
dud
verb
• trick or swindle (someone).
• "they became increasingly aware of their rights and how much they were being dudded"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘item of clothing’): of unknown origin.
