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dud

[duhd] / dʌd /
NOUN
failure
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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After all, who wants to share a meal and spend hours with someone who might turn out to be a dud?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

So to say now, out loud, that you think he is a dud is a big deal.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

That makes intuitive sense, given that investors may be sad to see a successful CEO hand over the reins, and are more than happy to see a dud sent packing.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

His first foray into Pennsylvania was, as Salon’s Sophia Tesfaye noted, a dud.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

Water—another good one! devil That was a good one... dud: Yes!

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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