dumbo
A mildly derogatory slang term for someone perceived as stupid or slow-witted — the kind of insult that's more playground taunt than genuine cruelty.
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And now there's a band called Dumbo that delivers the exact combination of brutish pounding, dynamics and riff-recycling I like :-)
Gunga Rao | DUMBO dumbohc.bandcamp.com/album/gunga-... • I like me some brutal hardcore from time to time but it's hard to find bands that aren't just one dumb chugga chugga riff after another.
BIG DUMBO BUMBO BIG DUMBO BUMBO But also...diaper dad 😉
🟡 Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 30 minutes (+20 min.)
those movies were emotional wreckage as kids 🤣 even dumbo getting rocked by his mom while she was locked up still kills me
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A mildly derogatory slang term for someone perceived as stupid or slow-witted — the kind of insult that's more playground taunt than genuine cruelty. It's playful enough that it often gets used with affection between friends ('Don't be such a dumbo') but sharp enough to sting when meant seriously. The word carries the comedic weight of its most famous bearer — Disney's big-eared elephant — which simultaneously softens and reinforces the dumbness implication.
She forgot her umbrella again in the middle of a downpour and her roommate shook his head calling her a complete dumbo.
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(slang, derogatory) A stupid person.
“And now there's a band called Dumbo that delivers the exact combination of brutish pounding, dynamics and riff-recycling I like :-)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Gunga Rao | DUMBO dumbohc.bandcamp.com/album/gunga-... • I like me some brutal hardcore from time to time but it's hard to find bands that aren't just one dumb chugga chugga riff after another.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BIG DUMBO BUMBO BIG DUMBO BUMBO But also...diaper dad 😉”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🟡 Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 30 minutes (+20 min.)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“those movies were emotional wreckage as kids 🤣 even dumbo getting rocked by his mom while she was locked up still kills me”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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