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duds

  [duhdz]
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–plural noun Informal.
1. clothes, esp. a suit of clothes.
2. belongings in general.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME dudde; perh. akin to LG dudel coarse sackcloth

dud

  [duhd]
–noun
1. a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
2. a shell or missile that fails to explode after being fired.
Origin:
1815–25; special use of dud, sing. of duds

Synonyms:
1. fiasco, debacle, fizzle, miscarriage.
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dud   (dŭd)   
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.]
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Duds

Duds\, n. pl. [Scot. dud rag, pl. duds clothing of inferior quality.]

1. Old or inferior clothes; tattered garments. [Colloq.]

2. Effects, in general.[Slang]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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