I. ˈdəd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dudde
1. : an article of clothing — now usually used in plural
another thing you can scratch off the vacation budget is a heavy outlay for resort duds — Christian Science Monitor
2. duds plural , slang : personal belongings
pack up yer duds an' get off'n my land — Hamlin Garland
3. duds plural , chiefly dialect : ragged or cast-off clothes : rags , tatters
4. : a person or thing that proves to be ineffective : a flat failure
the convention … is turning out to be a dud as far as business is concerned — Lucille Eddinger
5. : an explosive-filled missile that fails to explode when it should
II. adjective
: of little or no worth : ineffective , fake , bad
issued dud checks and then committed suicide — James Agate