an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
A device that will not function, no matter what the stimulus level is This term is most often used in connection with explosive components Sometimes also called a reject component
A masher One who renders himself conspicuous by affectation of dress, manners, and speech The word was first familiarised in London in 1881, and is a revival of the old word dudes (clothes) We have several derivations, as dudder, one who sells dress-pieces; duddery, a rag-shop; duddle, to wrap up warmly (Halliwell), etc It is not of American origin "I should just as soon expect to see Mercutio smoke a cigarette, as to find him ambling about the stage with the mincing manners of a dude " - Jefferson: Century Magazine, January,1890, p 383 Dudeism (3 syl ) The tomfoolery of a dude (2 syl )
{i} (North American Slang) cool guy, dandy; fellow, guy; male friend; city-dweller from eastern United States who takes a vacation on a ranch in the West (Slang used in Western United States)