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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

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“Dum-dum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dum-dum. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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