Definitions
failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
Word origin
From Middle English dudde (“cloak, mantle, kind of cloth; ragged clothing or cloth”), from Old English *dudda (attested only as personal name Dudda, part of modern English Dudley), akin to Old Norse dúði (“swaddling clothes”), Low German dudel. Possibly borrowed from the Old Norse word and related to dýja (“to shake, tremble”).
Used in a sentence
“Alzheimer's Drug Aduhelm Went From Being Hailed A 'Game Changer' To A Dud”
“"Now you can't fool me. Tom, I'm not one o' those duds that pay you a thick 'un for an hour in the dark."”
“[…] they're flying in the duddest of dud weather to hold the Germans back.”
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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Duff”3 letters
02“Failure”3 letters
03“Failed explosive”3 letters
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