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dumdum
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dum·dum  (dmdm)
n.
A hollow-point small-arms bullet designed to expand upon impact, inflicting a gaping wound.
[After Dum Dum, a town of northeast India.]
dumdum or dumdum bullet
Noun
a soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact and causes large and serious wounds [after Dum-Dum, town near Calcutta where originally made]
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Noun1.dumdum - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
dumdum bullet
bullet, slug - a projectile that is fired from a gun


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