Usually means: Slang for stupid or foolish.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word dum dum:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. dum-dum: Merriam-Webster
  2. dum-dum: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dum-dum: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Dum-Dum, dum-dum: Wordnik
  5. dum-dum (bullet): Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. dum-dum, dum dum: Wiktionary
  7. dum-dum: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. dum-dum: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. dum-dum, dum dum: Dictionary.com
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  11. dum-dum: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. dum dum: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dum-dum: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dum-dum, dum dum: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (dum dum)

noun:  (informal, firearms) A soft point or hollow point bullet, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more serious damage.
noun:  A city in West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata, India
noun:  (aviation) The international airport of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, officially Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
noun:  Alternative form of dumdum [A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.]

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