What is the meaning of duds?

Someone who is unsuccessful.
- synonyms: flop, dud, washout
An explosion that fails to occur.
- synonyms: misfire, dud
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"
- synonyms: turkey, bomb, dud
Informal terms for clothing.
- synonyms: togs, threads

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