Meaning of dumbo | Babel Free
/ˈdʌmbəʊ/Definitions
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A stupid person. derogatory, slang
- A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States;
- A town in Bié Province, Angola.
Examples
“Darman, to my astonishment, spent the evening telling me what an idiot Ronald Reagan was. Airhead. Dumbo.”
“P.S. 8’s zone was expansive, stretching across Brooklyn Heights under the Manhattan bridge to the Dumbo neighborhood and Vinegar Hill, the neighborhood around P.S. 307. […] But gentrification overtook Dumbo, which hugs the East River and provides breathtaking views of the skyline and a quick commute to Manhattan.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.