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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

/ ˈʌəʊ /

noun

  1. slanga slow-witted unintelligent person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dumbo1

Probably earlier than 1955–60; dumb + -o
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dumbo1

C20: after the flying elephant in Dumbo , the Walt Disney cartoon released in 1941
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Dan Kim, a creative director at New York advertising agency McCann, has considered leaving his mid-range club, Dumbo House, an outpost of Soho House in Brooklyn.

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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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