
[Middle English dudde, a cloak.]
noun
n. explosive munition that has not been armed as intended or that has failed to explode after being armed.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
(DOD, NATO) Explosive munition which has not been armed as intended or which has failed to explode after being armed. See also absolute dud; dwarf dud; flare dud; nuclear dud.
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A dud is an ammunition round or explosive that fails to fire or detonate, respectively, on time or on command.
Duds are still dangerous and have to be deactivated and disposed of carefully. Poorly designed devices (for example, improvised explosive devices (IEDs)), and small devices, have higher chances of being duds. The term descends from the Middle English dudde, meaning "ragged clothing", and had been in usage as a general pejorative for something worn-out or useless for several centuries prior to the widespread adoption of the fused explosive artillery shell.
The variation absolute dud describes a nuclear weapon that fails to explode.[1] (A nuclear weapon which does explode, but does not achieve its expected power, is termed a fizzle).
Although dud rounds have failed to function as designed, they are still dangerous, and can explode if handled. In wartorn areas, many curious children have been injured or killed from tampering with such devices. Dud fireworks should be destroyed by soaking in water.
By extension, "dud" has become a slang word for anything that does not work or is defective. There is also a candy called Milk Duds, so named because it was impossible to get them perfectly round.
Generally your duds are "your last possessions", what you are wearing and carrying, so nice duds is ironic and possibly an oxymoron. Other meanings of 'dud' are:
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fiasko, umulius, forfalskning, forsager, fuser, kluns
adj. - uduelig, umulig, falsk
Nederlands (Dutch)
mislukkeling, onontplofte granaat etc., prul, vals (biljet/cheque etc.), kleding, niet goed functionerend, niet succesvol
Français (French)
n. - bombe non éclatée, obus non éclaté, type nul, raté, nippes (npl), faux (montre), qui ne marche pas
adj. - non éclaté (une bombe), mal fichu, à la noix (qch), sans provision (un chèque), nul (une personne), faux (qch)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Blindgänger, Versager, Fälschung, Klamotten
adj. - nutzlos, gefälscht
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άχρηστος, αποτυχημένος (κν. τενεκές), μη εκραγείσα οβίδα, κάτι άχρηστο (κν. τζούφιο, μάπα)
adj. - άχρηστος, αποτυχημένος, σκάρτος
Italiano (Italian)
gingillo, inutile, effetti personali
Português (Portuguese)
n. - roupa (f), coisas (f pl) (gír.)
adj. - imprestável, falsificado (gír.)
Русский (Russian)
подделка, неразорвавшийся снаряд, шмотки
Español (Spanish)
n. - fruslería, proyectil que no estalla, mercancía invendible, desastre, calamidad, trapos, ropa
adj. - falso, sin fondos (cheque), incapaz, inútil, defectuoso
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blindgångare, oduglig sak
adj. - oduglig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
衣服, 无用物, 哑弹, 无用的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衣服, 無用物, 啞彈
adj. - 無用的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쓸모없는 사람, 소지품
adj. - 가짜의
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不発弾, 持ち物
adj. - だめな
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شئ فشل عمله بدقه, شخص مخفق (صفه) ذو عله, عديم القيمه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - דבר חסר-ערך, סחבות, בלואים, בגדים, כישלון, אדם או דבר שאינם מביאים תועלת, פריט מזויף, פגז נפל
adj. - חסר-תועלת, לא-מספק, מזויף, חסר-ערך
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