dumbo

[duhm-boh]

noun

plural

dumbos 

1. a stupid person.

   a class full of dumbos.

adjective

1. stupid or foolish.

   What a dumbo idea!

dumbo

/ ˈdʌmbəʊ /

noun

1. slang,  a slow-witted unintelligent person

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbo¹

Probably earlier than 1955–60; dumb + -o

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbo¹

C20: after the flying elephant in Dumbo , the Walt Disney cartoon released in 1941

Example Sentences

It was available in-person for a limited time, from Aug. 5 to 10, at OddFellows’ Dumbo location.

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I’m sure it’s a point of pride for the author of “Hillbilly Elegy” that he has not been to Williamsburg or Bushwick or Dumbo or the other Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods that went heavily for Mamdani.

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Dan Kim, a creative director at New York advertising agency McCann, has considered leaving his mid-range club, Dumbo House, an outpost of Soho House in Brooklyn.

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The “Snow White” opening number is less than that of Tim Burton’s re-imagining of “Dumbo” in 2019, which went on to gross $353 million worldwide and was considered a disappointment.

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We were so lucky to be able to open up again last winter inside the historic Empire Stores building in DUMBO.

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