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   dum-dum

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   • 1. a stupid person: informal "the dum-dum at the back of the class"

   Word Origin 1970s (originally US): reduplication of dumb.

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   What is a dum dum bullet?

   • A dum-dum or a dum-dum bullet is a bullet that is very soft or hollow at the front. Dum-dum bullets cause large and serious wounds because they break into small pieces and spread out when they hit someone. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What is Dumdum noun?

   • Definition of dumdum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a bullet that spreads out and breaks into many pieces when it hits somebody Definition of dumdum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does Dum Dum mean?

   • (informal, firearms) A soft point or hollow point bullet, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more serious damage. From Dum Dum, a city in India where the type of bullet was developed, from Hindi दम दम (Dam Dam) (Bengali দমদম (Dômdôm)), from Hindi दमदमा (damdamā, “tenaille, a raised mound or battery")

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   What is Dum Dum known for?

   • Dum Dum first gained fame as a military base for the British artillery in the late 19 th Century. The place is now dotted with small scale industrial units and residential houses. Dum Dum has excellent communication facilities. Dum Dum is connected to the rest of the city through the underground rail network or Metro as it is commonly known.

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   What is a Dum Dum round?

   • The Dum Dum was actually named after the Dum Dum Arsenal where it was manufactured from the .303 British as described. Interestingly, the problem with the round wasn’t that it had poor flight ballistics, it was that the jacket would actually peel off the round when fired and be left in the barrel.

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   Where is Dum Dum located?

   • Dum Dum is flanked by the localities of Jhilbagan, Ghughudanga and Jawpur. It is commonly believed that the word Dum Dum is a phonetic decay of the Persian word 'Dam Dama' which transliterates into a raised platform or ground. Dum Dum first gained fame as a military base for the British artillery in the late 19 th Century.

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   noun (1) dum· dum ˈdəm-ˌdəm. : a bullet (such as one with a hollow point) that expands more than usual upon hitting an object. dum-dum. 2 of 2. noun (2) ˈdəm-ˌdəm. : a stupid person : dummy. Synonyms. Noun (2) airhead. birdbrain. blockhead. bonehead. bubblehead. chowderhead. chucklehead. clodpoll. clodpole. clot [ British] cluck. clunk. cretin.

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   A dum-dum or a dum-dum bullet is a bullet that is very soft or hollow at the front. Dum-dum bullets cause large and serious wounds because they break into small pieces and spread out when they hit someone.

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   Dum-dum definition: a hollow-nosed or soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound.. See examples of DUM-DUM used in a sentence.

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   (informal, firearms) A soft point or hollow point bullet, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more serious damage. Wiktionary. Other Word Forms of Dum-dum. Noun. Singular: dum-dum. Plural: dum dums. Origin of Dum-dum.

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   Define dum-dum. dum-dum synonyms, dum-dum pronunciation, dum-dum translation, English dictionary definition of dum-dum. n. Slang A stupid person; a dolt. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · dumdum. the "dumdum" family. a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound.

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