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Meaning of dumdum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.
  2. An ignorant person; an idiot.

Equivalents

Bosanski idiot
Ελληνικά ντουμ-ντουμ
Français dumdum
हिन्दी उल्लू मूर्ख
Hrvatski idiot
Kurdî Dumdum
Português dumdum
Српски idiot
Svenska dumbom dumhuvud fårskalle idiot

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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