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   dum-dum

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   • 1. a stupid person: informal "the dum-dum at the back of the class"

   Word Origin 1970s (originally US): reduplication of dumb.

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   What does Dum Dum mean?

   • Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. slang Someone who is very stupid. Can you believe that dum-dum is still pushing the door marked "pull"? Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. n. a stupid oaf; a dullard. Marvin is no dum-dum. He just looks that way.

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   What is Dum Dum known for?

   • Dum Dum first gained fame as a military base for the British artillery in the late 19 th Century. The place is now dotted with small scale industrial units and residential houses. Dum Dum has excellent communication facilities. Dum Dum is connected to the rest of the city through the underground rail network or Metro as it is commonly known.

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   What does Dumdum mean?

   • : a stupid person : dummy But Williams, often shirtless (and that’s not a bad thing), gets laughs as a dum-dum who speaks in a very high, piping voice. Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023 These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'dumdum.'

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   What is a Dum Dum round?

   • The Dum Dum round is named after the Dum Dum Arsenal where it was manufactured. It is a type of bullet where the jacket can peel off when fired, leaving it in the barrel. This was the problem with the round, not its poor flight ballistics.

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   What is a dumdum bullet?

   • A dumdum or a dumdum bullet is a bullet that is very soft or hollow at the front. Dumdum bullets cause large and serious wounds because they break into small pieces and spread out when they hit someone. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is a Dum-Dum idea?

   • a silly, stupid person. another dum-dum idea. He talks about attending the Dum-Dum convention in August, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Tarzan. Should I email that dum-dum of a guy I know or just leave it in my draft folder? The Birmingham factories are feverishly busy making dum-dum and explosive bullets.

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   dumdum in British English. (ˈdʌmˌdʌm ) noun. a soft-nosed or hollow-nosed small-arms bullet that expands on impact and inflicts extensive laceration. Also called: dumdum bullet.

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