Plural of duddie; in Scots, ragged clothes or tatters; the plural can also mean people wearing rags.
Plural of 'duddie.' In Scots vocabulary, 'duds' or 'duddies' refer to old clothes or rags, possibly from duds (clothing) with the suffix -ie.
In Scottish ballads and Robert Burns' poetry, 'duddies' wasn't just old clothes—it was a social marker showing who had nothing, making the word carry real human dignity alongside poverty.
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