In Scottish English, ragged, tattered, or shabby; wearing torn or worn clothing.
From Scots dialect, possibly related to 'duds' meaning clothes, which may derive from Middle English or have Scandinavian origins. Used in Scottish literature and vernacular.
Burns and other Scottish poets used 'duddie' to paint vivid pictures of poor folks—the word itself sounds ragged and rough, which is exactly what it means.
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