1 [C] (informal) a thing that is useless, especially because it does not work correctly:
Two of the fireworks in the box were duds.
2 (duds) [pl.] (slang) clothes
adjective [onlybeforenoun] useless; that does not work correctly:
a dud battery * a dud cheque (= written by sb who has not enough money in their bank account)
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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