dumbo

[ duhm-boh ]
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noun,plural dum·bos.
  1. a stupid person: a class full of dumbos.

adjective
  1. stupid or foolish: What a dumbo idea!

Origin of dumbo

1
Probably earlier than 1955–60; dumb + -o

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dumbo

/ (ˈdʌmbəʊ) /


nounplural -bos
  1. slang a slow-witted unintelligent person

Origin of dumbo

1
C20: after the flying elephant in Dumbo, the Walt Disney cartoon released in 1941

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