dums

dum-dum

slang Someone who is very stupid. Can you believe that dum-dum is still pushing the door marked "pull"?

rumdum

1. slang A useless drunkard. Sometimes hyphenated. This part of town is filled with addicts and rumdums. That old rum-dum hasn't held down a job in over 10 years. He's been too busy roaming from bar to bar.
2. slang A very stupid, bumbling, incompetent person. Sometimes hyphenated. I can't believe they appointed that rumdum to run the company. This device is so simple that even rum-dum like me can use it.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dum-dum

verb
See dumb-dumb

rumdum

and rum-dum (ˈrəmˈdəm)
1. n. a drunkard; a ruined alcoholic. I don’t want to end up like a dirty rum-dumb.
2. n. a stupid person. Hey, rumdum, wise up and do what you are told.
3. mod. alcohol intoxicated. The old lady got rumdum on gin.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • dum
  • dumb-dumb
  • dum-dum
  • rumdum
  • rum-dum
  • makeout artist
  • make-out artist
  • rummy
  • tweased
  • bleeding edge
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Judge: Tootsie Mini Pops packaging too similar to Dum Dums
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We got rhythm folks - though fortunately I'm only getting my dum diddly dum dum ..pah pah thrumming into my ears via phone calls from granddaughter Christina.
"You must come Grandma - then you can pretend you're me ...dum da de dum dum POW!"
Maureen on Monday; Christina has my wildstreak after all
Sadly, though, these dearly-departed bands are unknown to the Dum Dums young whipper snapper fans.
But just because the Dum Dums themselves are young and cute, they're most definitely not pop puppets.
These new kids are no dummies
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Low-calorie donuts? Check this out