Word of the day: Dud

Dud:  droga, coisa sem valor, bomba falhada, que não explodiu, malogro, fracasso, roupas pobres ou esfarrapadas,sem valor, inútil

Synonyms: bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, washout

“The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.”

“She put on her new duds for the party.”

Word of the day: Fizzle

Fizzle: crepitação, chiadeira, fiasco, fracasso, malogro, ridículo, sibilar, assobiar, chiar, crepitar, estalejar, fracassar, fazer fiasco

Synonyms: fizz, hiss, sizzle, sputter, bubble, effervesce, spit, buzz, fade away, fail, disappear, come to an end, vanish, dissolve, die out, peter out, end

“If the electronics fizzle, then the platters may still spin but the head won't move properly.”

“Scenes of embarrassment or confrontation are half-heartedly set up, then allowed to fizzle away.”

“…oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill…”

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