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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dumdum has 1 sense
- dumdum(n = noun.artifact) dumdum bullet - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound; Array is a kind of bullet, slug
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dumdum, n. (in full dumdum bullet) a kind of soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact and inflicts laceration.
Etymology
Dum-Dum in India, where it was first produced
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