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: Nebbish

Nebbish:  coitado, desgraçado,” pobrezinho”

Synomyms / definitions: a timid, meek, or ineffectual person, squirt, dud, softy, dummy, small potatoes

As a teenager, Lyle was a nebbish who could never stand up to the bullies who gave him such a hard time.”( www.merriam-webster.com)