Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dud | Yes | Yes | No | No |
colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
dud (noun) | colloquialism (noun) |
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an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
an explosion that fails to occur | |
someone who is unsuccessful |
dud (adjective) | colloquialism (adjective) |
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failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive |