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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dum•dum1 /ˈdʌmˌdʌm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Militarya bullet that is hollow or soft at the front end and expands on impact. Also called ˈdum•dum ˌbul•let.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dumdum /ˈdʌmˌdʌm/ n - a soft-nosed or hollow-nosed small-arms bullet that expands on impact and inflicts extensive laceration
Also called: dumdum bullet
Etymology: 19th Century: named after Dum-Dum, town near Kolkata (Calcutta) where these bullets were made dum-dum (dum′dum′),USA pronunciation [Slang.]n. - Slang Termsa silly, stupid person.
adj. - Slang Termstypical of a dum-dum:another dum-dum idea.
Also, dumb-dumb, dumdum. - apparently reduplication and respelling, respelled of dumb
- Militarya hollow-nosed or soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound. Also called dum′dum bul′let.
- named after Dum-Dum, town in India where the bullets were made 1895–1900
- dum-dum.
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