Dumbo
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A stupid person. derogatory, slang
"Darman, to my astonishment, spent the evening telling me what an idiot Ronald Reagan was. Airhead. Dumbo."
- 1 A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States;
- 2 Alternative form of DUMBO (“a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States”). alt-of, alternative
"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."
- 3 A town in Bié Province, Angola.
Example
More examples"Darman, to my astonishment, spent the evening telling me what an idiot Ronald Reagan was. Airhead. Dumbo."
Etymology
From dumb + -o.
Acronym of Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.
See DUMBO.
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