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dud

The correct spelling is dud.

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/dʌd/
noun

IPA: /dʌd/

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The correct spelling is dud. 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.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A failure of any kind.
  3. 3.Clothes, now always used in plural form duds.

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