duds

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʌdz/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ʌdz

Noun

duds

1. plural of dud

Noun

duds pl (plural only)

1. (US, British, 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[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

     “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. […] ”

   • 1970 June, traditional (lyrics and music), “The Blackleg Miner” (track 4), in Hark! The Village Wait‎^[1], performed by Steeleye Span:

     They grab his duds and his picks as well. They hoy him down to the pit of hell. Down you go and fare ye well. You dirty blackleg miner.

   • 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 […]

   • 2008 October 26, Vince Gilligan,Patty Lin, directed by Tricia Brock, Breaking Bad (Gray Matter) (1)‎^[2], episode 5 (TV), spoken by Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul):

     JESSE:Badger? Where you been keeping yourself? Nice duds.

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Elaaden:

     Scavenger: Nice duds. Better watch your back. There's probably already a dozen people planning to kill you for them.

2. (slang, obsolete) One's personal property.

Synonyms

• (clothing):
  • (standard): clothes, clothing, outfit
  • (slang): garb, kit, togs, threads

Derived terms

• dudded up
• dudder

 

Translations

clothing, especially those for work or of rough appearance

• German: Klamotten (de) f
• Russian: ру́бище (ru) n (rúbišče), рвань (ru) f (rvanʹ), лохмо́тья (ru) n pl (loxmótʹja), мана́тки (ru) f pl (manátki), шмо́тки (ru) f pl (šmótki)

References

• (personal property): John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• Sudd, sudd