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dum-dum

dum-dum |ˈdʌmdʌm | ▶noun informal a stupid person. ORIGIN 1970s: reduplication of dumb .

 

Oxford Dictionary

dum-dum

dum-dum ▶noun informal a stupid person. ORIGIN 1970s (originally US ): reduplication of dumb .

 

French Dictionary

dum-dum

dum-dum adj. inv. adjectif invariable Se dit d ’une balle de fusil dont l ’ogive est cisaillée en croix. : Des balles dum-dum. Prononciation Les u se prononcent ou et les m sont sonores, [dumdum ]