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duds
What does duds mean?
Underpants. Up north, especially round Manchester, your duds are your kecks — the underwear layer, not the trousers.
"Stick a clean pair of duds in me bag, will you?"
Origin
From Middle English 'dudde' meaning a cloak or coarse cloth. Has meant 'clothes' in English slang since the 1500s; the underwear-specific Northern usage is a later narrowing.
Frequently asked questions
What does duds mean in Manchester slang?
In Mancunian slang, duds means underpants, though it can also loosely refer to clothes in general.
How do you use duds in a sentence?
"I was stood there in just me duds when the doorbell went."
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