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Voynich Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Duds
Do you use "duds" in the meaning of "clothe"?Thanks in advance!
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I, myself, don't use it, but I understand duds to mean clothing or outfit - used casually.
- I, myself, don't use it, but I understand duds to mean clothing or outfit - used casually.
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I, myself, don't use it, but I understand duds to mean clothing or outfit - used casually.
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voynichDoes the word sound old-fashioned or regional?I am in the UK and it is not a word I ever hear used (in the relevant meaning). Macmillan Dictionary calls it "American informal old-fashioned". However, Wiktionary (user-generated content) calls it "UK, dated", which is a bit strange. A few other dictionaries that I looked at don't give any specific usage
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GPYMacmillan Dictionary calls it "American informal old-fashioned".I'm with Macmillan on this one.
CJ
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A snippet that may be of interest; at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude it says:
The word [i.e. dude] may have derived from the Scottish term for clothes, duddies. The term "dude" was first used in print in 1876, in Putnam's Magazine, to mock how a woman was dressed (as a "dud"/dude). The u
The word [i.e. dude] may have derived from the Scottish term for clothes, duddies. The term "dude" was first used in print in 1876, in Putnam's Magazine, to mock how a woman was dressed (as a "dud"/dude). The u
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GPYhow a woman was dressedAnd it's switched genders and lost some of its negative force to become "all duded up".
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CalifJim GPYhow a woman was dressedAnd it's switched genders and lost some of its negative force to become "all duded up". CJI'm originally from the plains of Colorado, so the terms 'duded up' (masc.) and 'gussied up' (fem.) were once part of my active vocabulary.
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