dumdum
A soft-nosed or hollow point bullet, or a lead bullet incised on the tip with a cross,…A soft-nosed or hollow point bullet, or a lead bullet incised on the tip with a cross, which expands on impact to cause a greater than normal wound or impact site.
Значение
значений: 2A soft-nosed or hollow point bullet, or a lead bullet incised on the tip with a cross, which expands on impact to cause a greater than normal wound or impact site.
дум-думdum-dum
a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
(childish, endearing)An ignorant person; an idiot.
ду́реньdúrenʹ, болва́нbolván, о́лухólux
Переводы
языков: 1По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Dum Dum, a city in India where the type of bullet was developed, from Hindi दम दम (daFrom Dum Dum, a city in India where the type of bullet was developed, from Hindi दम दम (dam dam) (Bengali দমদম (domodom)), from Hindi दमदमा (damadmā, “tenaille, a raised mound or battery”).
A reduplication of the adjective dumb.
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Формы
мн. число: dumdumsСинонимы
синонимов: 1- a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound:dumdum bullet