dumbo
[duhm-boh]Slang.
- a stupid person: a class full of dumbos.
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- stupid or foolish: What a dumbo idea!
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Origin of dumbo
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Related Words for dumbo
blockhead, clod, dolt, dullard, dumbbell, dunce, fool, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, moron, nitwit, numskull, oaf, simpleton, dodo, dummkopf, halfwit, knothead, knuckleheadExamples from the Web for dumbo
Contemporary Examples of dumbo
Austin and Benedetto joined forces after meeting as neighbors in a former factory building in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
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A right turn would have put me in Dumbo, a now-bustling neighborhood with art galleries and restaurants.
dumbo
- slang a slow-witted unintelligent person
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Word Origin for dumbo
C20: after the flying elephant in Dumbo, the Walt Disney cartoon released in 1941
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