Duds
//dʌdz// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of dud form-of, plural
- 2 Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance. British, US, dated, informal, plural, plural-only
"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; […]"
- 3 informal terms for clothing wordnet
- 4 One's personal property. obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang
Example
More examples"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; […]"
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