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1. A bomb, shell, or explosive round that fails to detonate.

2. Informal One that is disappointingly ineffective or unsuccessful.

3. duds Informal

a. Clothing.

b. Personal belongings.

[Middle English dudde, a cloak.]

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Noun

duds - informal terms for clothing

threads, togs

article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

duds [dʌdz] NPL (= clothes) → prendas fpl de vestir, trapos mpl

duds

pl (inf: = clothes) → Klamotten pl (inf)

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