Dud (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Someone who is unsuccessful.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Usages

• Colloquialism

Synonyms

• Flop
• Washout

Hypernyms

• Failure
• Nonstarter
• Unsuccessful Person

Meaning ²

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

• Turkey
• Bomb

Hypernyms

• Bust
• Flop

Meaning ³

An explosion that fails to occur.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

• Misfire

Hypernyms

• Breakdown