dud(noun) 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"
(noun) an explosion that fails to occur
(noun) someone who is unsuccessful
(adjective satellite) failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"
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