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nounan event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
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nounan explosion that fails to occur
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nounsomeone who is unsuccessfultype of:
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adjectivefailing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
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Examples of dud
- "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
- "he stepped on a dud mine"