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Recent Examples of dum-dum 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
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
  • An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 2 May. 2025.

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