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dumbo

[ duhm-boh ]

noun

plural dumbos.
  1. a stupid person:

    a class full of dumbos.



adjective

  1. stupid or foolish:

    What a dumbo idea!

dumbo

/ ˈ»åÊŒ³¾²úəʊ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a slow-witted unintelligent person
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dumbo1

Probably earlier than 1955–60; dumb + -o
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dumbo1

C20: after the flying elephant in Dumbo , the Walt Disney cartoon released in 1941
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The “Snow White†opening number is less than that of Tim Burton’s re-imagining of “Dumbo†in 2019, which went on to gross $353 million worldwide and was considered a disappointment.

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We were so lucky to be able to open up again last winter inside the historic Empire Stores building in DUMBO.

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"I loved Disney as a child. Passionately. Dumbo, Bambi."

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The building boom in Dumbo, Brooklyn, may be waning, but onstage at St. Ann’s Warehouse it flourishes.

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In addition to the viaduct, they include Castle Clinton and Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan, and in Brooklyn, archways in Prospect Park and Dumbo, and a monument in Fort Greene Park.

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