dumdum
1[duhm-duhm]
noun
a hollow-nosed or soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound.
Origin of dumdum
1First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Dum-Dum, town in India where the bullets were made
Also called dumdum bullet.
dumdum
2[duhm-duhm]
noun, adjective
dum-dum
or dumb-dumb
[duhm-duhm]Slang.
noun
adjective
Origin of dum-dum
apparently reduplication and respelling of dumb
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Historical Examples of dumdum
The stories of the effects of the Throg's dumdum weapon were anything but pretty.
Storm Over WarlockAndre Norton
All I could get out of it was that a dumdum bullet had smashed his right shinbone.
Men in WarAndreas Latzko
Another large poster appeared in all parts of the town stating that the British had been convicted of using Dumdum bullets.
Wounded and a Prisoner of WarMalcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay
March 8—British charge that German dumdum bullets were found after a recent battle in Egypt.
The Declaration concerning expanding (dumdum) bullets; see below, 112.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)Lassa Francis Oppenheim
dumdum
noun
Word Origin for dumdum
C19: named after Dum-Dum, town near Kolkata (Calcutta) where these bullets were made
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