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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUMDUM

Named after Dum-Dum, town near Kolkata (Calcutta) where these bullets were made.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DUMDUM

dumdum  [ˈdʌmˌdʌm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUMDUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dumdum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUMDUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dumdum

Expanding bullet

An expanding bullet is a bullet designed to expand on impact, increasing in diameter to limit penetration and/or produce a larger diameter wound. It is informally known as a Dum-dum or dumdum bullet. The two typical designs are the hollow-point bullet and the soft-point bullet.

Definition of dumdum in the English dictionary

The definition of dumdum in the dictionary is a soft-nosed or hollow-nosed small-arms bullet that expands on impact and inflicts extensive laceration Also called: dumdum bullet.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUMDUM


bedumb
bɪˈdʌm
cundum
ˈkʌndʌm
dumb
dʌm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUMDUM

dumbhead
dumbing down
dumbledore
dumbly
dumbness
dumbo
dumbshit
dumbstricken
dumbstruck
dumbwaiter
dumdum bullet
dumela
dumfound
dumfounder
Dumfries
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfriesshire
dumka
dummelhead
dummerer

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUMDUM

ad referendum
addendum
agendum
Carborundum
corrigendum
corundum
credendum
ledum
Lindum
memorandum
nil desperandum
papadum
pudendum
quod erat demonstrandum
reductio ad absurdum
referendum
secundum
sedum
solidum
videndum

Synonyms and antonyms of dumdum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dumdum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUMDUM

Find out the translation of dumdum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dumdum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dumdum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

达姆弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dumdum
570 millions of speakers

English

dumdum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दमदम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دمدم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

DumDum
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dumdum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দমদম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dumdum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dumdum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dum-Dum-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダムダム弾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dumdum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dumdum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đạn đum đum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டம் டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डमडुम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dumdum kurşunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Dumdum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dumdum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

DumDum
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glonte dum-dum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dumdum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kogel dumdum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dumdum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dumdum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dumdum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUMDUM»

The term «dumdum» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.779 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUMDUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dumdum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dumdum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dumdum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUMDUM»

Discover the use of dumdum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dumdum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom
DumDum! Under two moons, with these new cousins of mine? Of course!” Again speaking Mangani with extreme precision, he asked, “DumDum? Dance DumDum? You?” It seemed to him that a certain look of vague remembrance flickered ...
John Joseph Adams, 2012
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Paul Muldoon: Critical Essays
Taco and Dumdum are based in New York but find themselves detained in Las Vegas through Dumdum's incompetence in booking their flights. The setting is central to the mood and style of both music and text. Hagen's preference is for the  ...
Tim Kendall, Peter McDonald, 2004
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Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, ...
David T. Hardy In the early twentieth century, “dumdum” was employed as a slang term for all expanding bullets. The original dumdum was a British .303 rifle bullet with the hard metal jacket removed from the tip, thus exposing the soft lead  ...
Gregg Lee Carter Ph.D., 2012
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Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis: The Military Origins of ...
Located about6 milesto the northeastof Calcutta, the twintowns of North andSouth Dumdum, from the Hindi damdama, “a raised mound orbattery,”grew up around the headquarters ofthe Bengal Artillery. The dumdum bulletwas first ...
Graeme Donald, 2013
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Eating Chicken Feet
SUNG. Dumdum dumdum dadadadum, dumdum dumdum daa daa. Dumdum dumdum dadadadum... Pop goes the weasel! Pop! Pop! Look, Betty!... Visual Stimulation! (No response; she dives into bag; to her surprise finds two battered books.) ...
Kitty Chen, 1995
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A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to ...
Dumdum” is the name given to expanding, hollow-point, and even exploding small-arms bullets. It has come to be a generic term for any ammunition that is illegally altered to cause it to expand on impact. The dumdum bullet takes its name ...
Spencer C. Tucker, 2009
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DUMDUM: A Computer Code to Generate an Initial Density ...
This report describes the development of and provides documentation for the use of a computer code named DUMDUM.
George F. Adams, BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABS ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD., 1975
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War in the Shadows: The Guerrilla in History
One resolution proposed to abolish dumdum bullets. This was a splendid idea: a dumdum bullet is an ordinary cartridge with an X cut on the end, the improvised surgery insuring that the ball, when striking an object, preferably human, will ...
Robert B. Asprey, 2002
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The Great Book of Tarzan
“I come to dance the DumDum with my brothers,” and he made a motion to the drummers, who immediately took up the cadence of the dance where they had dropped it to watch their king slay thefoolish Tarmangani. It was then thatGolat ...
Edgar Rice Burroughs, 2013
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Bank Clerks' Examination
с 8 0) 0 0) 2 о о о o- о 5 z Z z Z z Z z Z Smitapatel Narses Quarters Amritsar 143001 Nirmala Street Lebong734105 • го 0 Nagarjuna 82 Sait Lake Hastings 700002 Krishegde Circus Avenue Dumdum 700028 Jadharpur 700032 Judunanth 1 0 ...
V.V.K. Subburaj

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUMDUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dumdum is used in the context of the following news items.
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1 electrocuted at Calangute
Sources said Shajhahill Dumdum, aged around, 25, was working with a contractor who was carrying out electricity department's work at ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Ranaghat case: Nun identifies 28-yr-old rape suspect
She was brought to Ranaghat by CID officers for the identification parade on Monday and she returned to Delhi on a flight from Dumdum on ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
'If Bhagwanjee was not Netaji, then who was He?'
... belongings were addressed to some Dr PM Roy, a resident of P-517, Dumdum Park Calcutta. In order to ascertain the credentials of PM Roy, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Marjit named interim Calcutta University VC
At an event in Sodepur on Saturday, Trinamool MP from Dumdum Saugata Roy said, "I do not support any students' movement where teachers ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Emilie Nicolas interview: 'I will always have my insecurities'
... called Pstereo asked her to cover the song of that name, a little known rock ballad from 1990 by a Norwegian band called DumDum Boys. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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FOLLOW LEE ADCOCK FOLLOW EMILIE NICOLAS
But that's a bit of a fluke – Nicolas was asked to write the song for a local festival of the same name, after a hit from Norwegian rockers Dumdum ... «Drowned In Sound, Jul 15»
7
Cebu begins rallies vs same sex marriage!
Meanwhile, retired Regional Trial Court Judge Simeon Dumdum posted this statement from US Chief Justice John Roberts in his Facebook, ... «Philippine Star, Jun 15»
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Retro Review: World Cup 90 Megadrive
... from the title screen, right through a match, right through every single second of World Cup mode, dum da dum dum dumdum dumdum dumb ... «Retro United, Jun 15»
9
Three arrested for cheating people by promising jobs in Tata
The Police also came to know that the accused were having an office at Dumdum, Kolkata, which was being run by one Bhaskar Mandal and ... «Avenue Mail, Jun 15»
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'Bengali can never go unnoticed'
I studied in Auxilium Convent (Dumdum). After graduating with honours from Jadavpur University, I pursued my Master's and completed that. «The Statesman, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dumdum [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dumdum>. Apr 2024 ».
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