DUM-DUM


Meaning of DUM-DUM in English

dum-dum /ˈdʌm dʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Dum-Dum , town in India where the bullets were first produced. ]

a soft bullet that causes serious wounds because it breaks into pieces when it hits you

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.