Did vs Dud - What's the difference?
did | dud |
(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.
A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.
Something that doesn't function properly
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(obsolete) Clothes, now always used in plural form duds.
A loser, an unlucky person
As a verb did
is simple past of do.As a noun dud is
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.did
Translingual
Alternative forms
* (roman numeral) DID, CMXCIX, cmxcix (DID)See also
* Previous: diid (nine hundred and ninety-eight, ) * Next: dd (one thousand, ) ----dud
English
Noun
(en noun)Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
- At the end of the day, the vast majority of primary schools are vibrant, friendly places and you may struggle to choose one because they all seem so great. Primary schools tend to have the feelgood factor. If you just aren't feeling it, this one's probably a dud .