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DUMBO
dumbo
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dumdum bullet
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dumps
dumps [ dumps ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
gloomy state of mind: a state of sadness and hopelessness ( informal )
feeling down in the dumps
[Early 16th century. Plural of obsolete dump, origin ?]
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