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Definitions for Dumdum

[1] a hollow-nosed or soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound.
[2] dum-dum.
[3] a silly, stupid person.
[4] typical of a dum-dum: another dum-dum idea.
[5] a soft-nosed or hollow-nosed small-arms bullet that expands on impact and inflicts extensive laceration Also called: dumdum bullet

Words related to Dumdum

dummy, slow, dim, simple, imbecile, pinhead, stupid, touched, dumbbell, dull, subnormal, yo-yo, fool, dunce, idiot, goon, dope, blockhead, chump, ignoramus

Words nearby Dumdum

dumbledore, dumbo, dumbshit, dumbstruck, dumbwaiter, dumdum, dumdum fever, dumela, dumfries, dumfries and galloway, dumfriesshire

Origin of Dumdum

-dumapparently reduplication and respelling of dumb

Word origin for Dumdum

C19: named after Dum-Dum, town near Kolkata (Calcutta) where these bullets were made

Synonyms for Dumdum

dim, dull, dumbbell, dummy, imbecile, pinhead, simple, slow, stupid, subnormal, touched, underachieving, yo-yo, backward, birdbrained, defective, dim-witted, dopey, dumbo, exceptional, feeble-minded, gorked, half-witted, held back, lamebrained, mentally defective, moronic, numbskull, opaque, retardo, sappy, simple-minded, slow-witted, weak