1. (

• flop ,
• dud ,
• washout

) someone who is unsuccessful ;

2. (

• misfire ,
• dud ,

) an explosion that fails to occur ;

3. (

• turkey ,
• bomb ,
• dud

) an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" ;

1. (

• dud

) failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine" ;