duds

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duds

/dʌdz/

Rhymes with -ʌdz

noun

plural plural of dud

noun

UK, US, dated, informal, plural, plural only Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance. 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; […]
obsolete, plural, plural only, slang One's personal property.

Similar: clothes, clothing, outfit, garb, kit, togs, threads

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noun

Similar: clothes, clothing, outfit, garb, kit, togs, threads

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noun clothing, especially those for work or of rough appearance

Deutsch	Klamotten
Русский	ру́бище rúbišče, рвань rvanʹ, лохмо́тья loxmótʹja, мана́тки manátki, шмо́тки šmótki

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@misc{duds_2026,
  title = {duds},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}