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dum-dum

American

[duhm-duhm] / ˈdʌmˌdʌm /

Or dumb-dumb

noun

a silly, stupid person.

adjective

typical of a dum-dum.

another dum-dum idea.

Etymology

Origin of dum-dum

Apparently reduplication and respelling of dumb

Example Sentences

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I’m not sure who could get a bigger laugh out of Gabriel’s indisputable observation, “I’m kind of a dum-dum.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Who among us doesn’t have a go-to Dum-Dum flavor?

From Salon

But I’m not a dum-dum, I know what’s going on.

From Seattle Times

The doll, according to the box legend, “includes tear gas and dum-dum bullets.”

From Seattle Times

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

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