as in idiot
a stupid person
he's no dum-dum—he made his first million by 25
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Recent Examples of dum-dum
Somewhere out there was a family of blond dum-dums who inexplicably ended up with a brunette genius.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dum-dum
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
Diana Kruzman,
USA TODAY,
6 July 2017
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“Dum-dum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dum-dum. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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