Associations to the word «Dud»

Wiktionary

DUD, noun. (informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
DUD, noun. A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.
DUD, noun. Something that doesn't function properly
DUD, noun. (obsolete) Clothes, now always used in plural form duds.
DUD, noun. A loser, an unlucky person

Dictionary definition

DUD, noun. Someone who is unsuccessful.
DUD, noun. An explosion that fails to occur.
DUD, noun. 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".
DUD, adjective. Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.