He was an absolute dud, so we sent him home.

The variation absolute dud describes a nuclear weapon that fails to explode.

Nor will their fans be quite so fervent in support for what was an absolute dud of a season-opening effort.

The review called Binaural "a warts-and-all album; it has grabbers, songs that sink in slowly and a few absolute duds."

If the Jets are not sure of their convictions and flip-flop in scheme, this pick is an absolute dud considering the direction they could have taken in the draft.

PETER EDIDIN absolute dud - A nuclear weapon which, when launched at or emplaced on a target, fails to explode.

He signed some absolute duds but he did bring Kompany, Zabaleta, de Jong, Lescott & Given to the club who all did (or are doing) well for the club.