"dudo", 1840, meaning ???

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jun 23, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Laurence Horn wrote, about "duds":

> --a particularly impressive word, showing up in 15th and 16th c.
> slang compendia and having remained as a slang word ever since.
> Can't think of any rival to its status for slangevity.

noted with pleasure on my blog, here:

http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/slangevity/

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