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
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.
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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
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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“Dum-dum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dum-dum. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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