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dud in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
    "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
    turkey  bomb  dud 
  2. an explosion that fails to occur
    misfire  dud 
  3. someone who is unsuccessful
    flop  dud  washout 
adjective
  1. failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
    "he stepped on a dud mine"
    dud 
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