duds

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Blenderboy's been to the Goodwill Store for his duds, and the Dollar General for his hair care.

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  • He'd arrived from Paris after lunch and changed immediately into his country duds--old Façonnable shirt, faded jeans, Tod's loafers, and a dark green merino wool sweater flung nonchalantly around his shoulders--and was haranguing the man driving the bob.
  • Most of them were duds--that is, they got stalled in the soft snow before they accumulated additional volume. —  Prodigal genius - Tesla Biography
  • The masterpieces don't redeem the duds, and the duds do not diminish the masterpieces Anyone who chooses to read all this as an allegory for our times is welcome to do so, but my essential point is quite simple and widely applicable: ideas-- any ideas--can be meaningfully judged only by their own merit. —  Analog, July-August 2006
  • Blenderboy's been to the Goodwill Store for his duds, and the Dollar General for his hair care. —  Hot Chicks with Douchebags
  • I only lock a suitcase when I check it Then you'd better take a look inside and see if your duds are all right," advised Andy The youngest Rover quickly unstrapped the suitcase and threw back the catch. —  The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets
 

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