What is the meaning of dud?

noun

  • Someone who is unsuccessful.
  • An explosion that fails to occur.
  • An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.
    • usage: "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

adjective

  • Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive.
    • usage: "he stepped on a dud mine"
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