dum·bo

(dŭm′bō)

n. pl. dum·bos Slang

A person regarded as stupid.

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dumbo

(ˈdʌmbəʊ)

n, pl -bos

slang a slow-witted unintelligent person

[C20: after the flying elephant in Dumbo, the Walt Disney cartoon released in 1941]

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dumbo

noun

Slang. A mentally dull person:

blockhead, chump, clod, dolt, dullard, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, numskull, thickhead.

Slang: dimwit, dumbbell.

Translations

dumbo

[ˈdʌmbəʊ] N → tonto/a m/f

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dumbo

n (inf: = stupid person) → Doofkopp m (inf)

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dumbo

[ˈdʌmbəʊ] n (fam) → scemo/a

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