Dud

Noun

 * 1) A broken or nonfunctional device that does not perform its intended function, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
 * 2) A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.
 * 3)  Clothes, now always used in plural form duds.

Thesaurus
abortion, abortive attempt, also-ran, aspirant, baby kisser, bankrupt, blank cartridge, bogy, bomb, bugaboo, bugbear, bust, candidate, castrato, cipher, cry of wolf, dark horse, defeated candidate, dummy, eunuch, failure, false alarm, favorite son, flop, gelding, hollow man, hopeful, impotent, incompetent, invalid, jackstraw, lame duck, lay figure, lemon, loser, man of straw, merry chase, miscarriage, miscarrying, misfire, nebbish, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nullity, office seeker, political hopeful, presidential timber, puppet, pushover, running mate, stalking-horse, thing of naught, trifle, vain attempt, washout, weakling, wet squib, wild-goose chase, zero

Etymology
Ultimately from dudde:, of uncertain origin beyond that.

Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * French: fausse alerte


 * German: Blindgänger
 * Russian: ,

Anagrams

 * DDU

Etymology
From طوت:, from  توت:, possibly from  ܬܘܬܐ:/תותא:. Otherwise, Aramaic may be derived from Persian.

Noun

 * 1) mulberry fruit

Synonyms

 * mȗrva