dun dun

noun

A double-headed African bass drum.

OriginYoruba dùndún →
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Meanings

noundun dun (plural dun duns)

plural dun duns · alternative dundun · alternative dunun · alternative doundoun · alternative jun-jun · alternative djun-djun

  1. entertainmentA double-headed African bass drum.

Origin

  1. Yorubadùndún
  2. Yorubadùndún
  3. Englishdun dun

Borrowed from Yoruba dùndún.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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