dumdum
Plural: dumdums
Noun
- A type of bullet that expands on impact, causing extensive damage.
- a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
- A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.
- An ignorant person; an idiot.
Examples
- His final word was a dumdum, ending the Scrabble game with a powerful score.
Origin / Etymology
From Dum Dum, a city in India where the type of bullet was developed, from Hindi दम दम (dam dam) (Bengali দমদম (domodom)), from Hindi दमदमा (damadmā, “tenaille, a raised mound or battery”).
Synonyms
dumdum bullet
Scrabble Score: 12
dumdum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddumdum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dumdum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
dumdum: valid Words With Friends Word