dumbo

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UK/ˈdʌmbəʊ/US/ˈdʌmboʊ/

noun

A stupid person.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

dumbo1

noundumbo (plural dumbos)

plural dumbos

  1. derogatoryslangA stupid person.

    Darman, to my astonishment, spent the evening telling me what an idiot Ronald Reagan was. Airhead. Dumbo.

    2000 March 17, Lance Morrow, “It’s How the President’s Brain Is Wired That’s Key”, in Time

DUMBO2

proper noun

alternative Dumbo

Dumbo3

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of DUMBO (“a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States”).
    1 more example

    P.S. 8’s zone was expansive, stretching across Brooklyn Heights under the Manhattan bridge to the Dumbo neighborhood and Vinegar Hill, the neighborhood around P.S. 307. […] But gentrification overtook Dumbo, which hugs the East River and provides breathtaking views of the skyline and a quick commute to Manhattan.

    2016 June 9, Nikole Hannah-Jones, “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City”, in The New York Times Magazine

    Synonyms: Gairville

Dumbo4

proper noun
  1. A town in Bié Province, Angola.

    Synonyms: Mandume

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States;

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proper nounA town in Bié Province, Angola.

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Origin

dumbo · noun

  1. Englishdumb
  2. Latinō
  3. Old Frenchoh
  4. Middle Englisho
  5. EnglishO
  6. Middle Englisho
  7. Englishoh
  8. Englishdumbo

From dumb + -o.

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Cite this entry
APA

dumbo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbo

MLA

“dumbo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumbo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbo.

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