dud

1. Something that does not work as intended, is ineffectual, or is defective. This car I bought yesterday is a complete dud. It's engine won't even start!

2. Someone who is disappointing or unsuccessful. He turned out to be a bit of a dud. He doesn't have any plans to get a job; he just wants to watch TV all day.

dud

(dəd)

n. a failure; something that fails to perform as intended. (see also duds.) The whole idea turned out to be a dud.

duds

(dədz)

n. clothes. (Always plural.) Are those new duds?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Junaid	-	Arabic
Eavan	EE-van	Irish
Titania	tə-TAYN-yə (English), tə-TAHN-yə (English), tie-TAYN-yə (English)	Literature
Aamu	AH:-moo	Finnish
BjÖRn	BYUURN (Swedish, German), PYUURN (Icelandic)	Swedish, Icelandic, German, Ancient Scandinavian
Antonina	ahn-taw-NEE-nah (Polish), ahn-tah-NEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Polish, Russian, Ancient Roman