dumbo ear

noun

A prominent or protruding ear.

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Meanings

dumbo ear1

noundumbo ear (plural dumbo ears)

plural dumbo ears

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Dumbo ear.

Dumbo ear2

nounDumbo ear (plural Dumbo ears)

plural Dumbo ears · alternative dumbo ear

  1. derogatoryslangA prominent or protruding ear.

Origin

After the elephant in the cartoon film Dumbo (1941).

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APA

dumbo ear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbo%20ear

MLA

“dumbo ear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbo%20ear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumbo ear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbo%20ear.

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