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dum-dum

  [duhm-duhm] Slang.
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–noun
1. a silly, stupid person.
–adjective
2. typical of a dum-dum: another dum-dum idea.
Also, dumb-dumb, dumdum.

Origin:
appar. redupl. and resp. of dumb
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dum⋅dum

1  [duhm-duhm]
–noun
a hollow-nosed or soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound.
Also called dumdum bullet.

Origin:
1895–1900; named after Dum-Dum, town in India where the bullets were made

dum⋅dum

2  [duhm-duhm]
–noun, adjective
dum-dum.
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dum·dum   (dŭm'dŭm')   
n.  A hollow-point small-arms bullet designed to expand upon impact, inflicting a gaping wound.

[After Dum Dum, a town of northeast India.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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dumb-dumb

and dum-dum
  1. n.
    a stupid oaf; a dullard. : Marvin is no dum-dum. He just looks that way.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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