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See also: -dud
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English dudde (“cloak, mantle, kind of cloth; ragged clothing or cloth”)[1], from Old English *dudda (attested only as personal name Dudda, modern English Dudley), akin to Old Norse dúði (“swaddling clothes”), Low German dudel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dud (plural duds)
- (informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
- (informal) A failure of any kind.
- 2014, A teacher, "Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian, 23 September 2014:
- At the end of the day, the vast majority of primary schools are vibrant, friendly places and you may struggle to choose one because they all seem so great. Primary schools tend to have the feelgood factor. If you just aren't feeling it, this one's probably a dud.
- 2014, A teacher, "Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian, 23 September 2014:
- (obsolete, informal) Clothes, now always used in plural form duds.
Synonyms[edit]
- (losing lottery ticket): blank
Translations[edit]
broken or nonfunctional device that does not perform its intended function
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lottery ticket that does not give a payout
obsolete: clothes — see duds
loser — see loser
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “dud”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dud
Maltese[edit]
Root |
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d-w-d |
2 terms |
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Noun[edit]
dud m (collective, singulative dudu or duda, plural dwied, paucal dudiet)
- worms; worms as a species
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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dud
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طوت (tut, dut), from Persian توت (tut).
Noun[edit]
dud m (plural duzi)
- mulberry (tree)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dud
Derived terms[edit]
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طوت (tut, dut), from Persian توت (tut).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dȕd m (Cyrillic spelling ду̏д)
- mulberry (fruit)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dud
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Welsh[edit]
Noun[edit]
dud
- Soft mutation of tud.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tud | dud | nhud | thud |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- sh:Mulberry family plants
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