"dum dum bullet" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dum dum bullet.ogg [Australia] Forms: dum dum bullets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dum dum bullet (plural dum dum bullets)
  1. (slang) Hollow-point bullet designed to expand on impact. Wikipedia link: expanding bullet Tags: slang Synonyms: dum dum#Etymology_1, dum-dum bullet, Dum-Dum bullet, Dum Dum bullet Translations (hollow-point bullet designed to expand on impact): σφαίρα ντουμ ντουμ (sfaíra ntoum ntoum) [feminine] (Greek), bala dum-dum [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-dum_dum_bullet-en-noun-Jjv3s9KS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Greek terms with redundant script codes

Inflected forms

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