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
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
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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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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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Having discovered a scarecrow dummy — an exact-looking replica of her costume — stashed in Sharon’s garage, a quick fingerprint dusting revealed a clear fingerprint from the kid who was on her porch at the time of Beryl’s murder.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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That would be at Texas A&M, and Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed revealed after the game that Moffitt brought out a tackling dummy with Kelly’s face on it to practice on Thursday.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Dum-dum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dum-dum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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