DUD
ADJECTIVES
1886 ► BRUMMY dud; counterfeit; gaudy or cheaply made → Aust. sl.
NOUNS
1889 ► BLUE DUCK a dud; a disappointment; a lost cause, a failure → Aust. & NZ sl.
1917 ► DOG a dud; a failure; something worthless or inferior → sl., orig. US
ADJECTIVES
1886 ► BRUMMY dud; counterfeit; gaudy or cheaply made → Aust. sl.
NOUNS
1889 ► BLUE DUCK a dud; a disappointment; a lost cause, a failure → Aust. & NZ sl.
1917 ► DOG a dud; a failure; something worthless or inferior → sl., orig. US