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What is the noun for dud?

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dud
  1. (informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
  2. (informal) A failure of any kind.
  3. A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.
  4. (obsolete) Clothes, now always used in plural form duds.
  5. A loser, an unlucky person
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  7. Examples:
    1. “If the movie was a dud, people would want to distance themselves from everyone involved, lest they be tainted by loserishness.”
      “Still, it's not as if he has been a complete dud when it comes to raising money.”
      “The Panama tax haven papers appear to be mostly a dud.”
duds
  1. (New England, Britain, dated) Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I asked my brother to lend me his duds for the construction project, as I didn't want to ruin my own clothes.”
      “If all the players you off-load turn out to be duds you could perhaps pat yourself on the back.”
      “The stars put on their best Chanel duds for a party that was far from being a dud.”
duds
  1. plural of dud
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I asked my brother to lend me his duds for the construction project, as I didn't want to ruin my own clothes.”
      “If all the players you off-load turn out to be duds you could perhaps pat yourself on the back.”
      “The stars put on their best Chanel duds for a party that was far from being a dud.”
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