duds
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʌdz/
- Rhymes: -ʌdz
Noun
duds
- plural of dud
Noun
duds pl (plural only)
- (New England, Britain, informal, dated) Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
- 1890, William Morris, News from Nowhere, in the journal The Commonweal. (First published in book form 1890.)
- I looked at what I could see of my rough blue duds, which I had plenty of opportunity of contrasting with the gay attire of the citizens we had come across; […]
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 7, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- “I don't know how you and the ‘head,’ as you call him, will get on, but I do know that if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. […]”
- 1997, Skiing (volume 50, number 4)
- We were hard-pressed to find anyone who actually skis in these designer duds, but someone's buying the stuff: Hilfiger's ski and boardwear line grosses around $25 million per year […]
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 1261299044, PC, scene: Elaaden:
- Scavenger: Nice duds. Better watch your back. There's probably already a dozen people planning to kill you for them.
- 1890, William Morris, News from Nowhere, in the journal The Commonweal. (First published in book form 1890.)
Synonyms
- (clothing):
- (standard): clothes, clothing, outfit
- (slang): garb, kit, togs
Derived terms
- dudded up
Translations
clothing, especially those for work or of rough appearance
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Anagrams
- Sudd, sudd