duds

UK
/dʌdz/
US
/dʌdz/

Translations

dudnoun

duds

pl

duds
pl
UK
/dʌd/
US
/dʌd/
The firework was a dud and didn't explode.
Фейерверк оказался пустышкой и не взорвался.
He felt like a dud after failing the exam.
Он чувствовал себя неудачником после провала на экзамене.
Additional translations

Definitions

dudnoun
A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless.
The new phone turned out to be a dud, as it stopped working after just a week.
An explosive device that fails to detonate.
The bomb squad carefully removed the dud from the construction site.
A person regarded as a failure or disappointment.
Everyone expected him to excel, but he turned out to be a dud.
(informal, usually plural) Clothes; garments.
He bought some flashy new duds for the party.