DUMDUM


Meaning of DUMDUM in English

ˈdəmˌdəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: from Dum-Dum, town near Calcutta, India, where dumdum bullets were once made

: a soft-nosed bullet or a standard bullet with vertical cuts made in its point so that it expands upon hitting an object

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