dum-dum
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of dum-dum
Apparently reduplication and respelling of dumb
Example Sentences
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But I’m not a dum-dum, I know what’s going on.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Grace and Prepon are tickled by this reunion, as are Kutcher and Kunis, with the former plainly thrilled to witness a new Kelso carrying his dum-dum humor forward; Coronel's Jay is Jackie and Michael's son.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2023
It would be easy to call Kemp a dum-dum who has no idea what he’s doing.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2020
It’s more, ‘I’m bored of you, and also you’re a dum-dum.’
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 20, 2018
Puli alone not of the family, standing a little apart awkwardly, clutching in his arms the dum-dum cart.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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