n. A bullet, with a soft nose, that expands upon impact to cause a gaping wound.
n. An ignorant person, an idiot
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n. a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
Word Usage
"And even though some of what he thought about vampires had proved to be hopelessly wrong, a dumdum bullet to the face would stop anything for a while."