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dum dum

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dum dum · noun¹

Named after the Dum Dum arsenal in Calcutta, India.

dum dum · noun²

A reduplication of dumb, spelled dumbly.

Dum Dum · proper noun³

Transliteration of Bengali দমদম (domdom).

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