dumdum

noun 2name 1

Definitions

noun

1

A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.

He related to us how the savages make bullets from the heart of a very hard wood cured by a special process. These bullets are only effectual when fired from a short range, and when they lodge in the flesh they explode like dumdum bullets.

noun

1

An ignorant person; an idiot.

name

1

Alternative form of Dum Dum (“Indian city”).

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