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duds

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  • IPA(key): /dʌdz/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌdz

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duds

  1. plural of dud

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duds pl (plural only)

  1. (US, British, informal, dated) Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
    • 1890, William Morris, News from Nowhere, in the journal The Commonweal. (First published in book form 1890.)
      I looked at what I could see of my rough blue duds, which I had plenty of opportunity of contrasting with the gay attire of the citizens we had come across; […]
    • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
      “I don't know how you and the ‘head,’ as you call him, will get on, but I do know that if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. […] ”
    • 1970 June, traditional (lyrics and music), “The Blackleg Miner” (track 4), in Hark! The Village Wait‎[1], performed by Steeleye Span:
      They grab his duds and his picks as well. They hoy him down to the pit of hell. Down you go and fare ye well. You dirty blackleg miner.
    • 1997, Skiing, volume 50, number 4:
      We were hard-pressed to find anyone who actually skis in these designer duds, but someone's buying the stuff: Hilfiger's ski and boardwear line grosses around $25 million per year […]
    • 2008 October 26, Vince Gilligan,Patty Lin, directed by Tricia Brock, Breaking Bad (Gray Matter) (1)‎[2], episode 5 (TV), spoken by Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul):
      JESSE:Badger? Where you been keeping yourself? Nice duds.
    • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Elaaden:
      Scavenger: Nice duds. Better watch your back. There's probably already a dozen people planning to kill you for them.

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