: a bullet (such as one with a hollow point) that expands more than usual upon hitting an object
Examples of dumdum in a Sentence
Noun (2)
he's no dum-dum—he made his first million by 25
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
As such, the political commentary goes too broad, accusing the public of being dum-dums and filing the tired charge that politicians are phony.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The temptation is to say that Big Brother is a game for dum-dums and thus the king or queen of Dum-Dum Mountain is still a dum-dum.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
The temptation is to say that Big Brother is a game for dum-dums and thus the king or queen of Dum-Dum Mountain is still a dum-dum.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Put another way, why are there no dum-dums under the Dome?
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
But Williams, often shirtless (and that’s not a bad thing), gets laughs as a dum-dum who speaks in a very high, piping voice.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
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Noun
Somewhere out there was a family of blond dum-dums who inexplicably ended up with a brunette genius.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
As such, the political commentary goes too broad, accusing the public of being dum-dums and filing the tired charge that politicians are phony.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The temptation is to say that Big Brother is a game for dum-dums and thus the king or queen of Dum-Dum Mountain is still a dum-dum.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
The temptation is to say that Big Brother is a game for dum-dums and thus the king or queen of Dum-Dum Mountain is still a dum-dum.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Put another way, why are there no dum-dums under the Dome?
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
But Williams, often shirtless (and that’s not a bad thing), gets laughs as a dum-dum who speaks in a very high, piping voice.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
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“Dumdum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumdum. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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