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dumbo

[duhm-boh] / ˈdʌm boʊ /


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You’d be better off joking about his gigantic dumbo ears or his mole instead of impugning the very idea of human kindness.

From The Guardian Jan. 20, 2016

James Franco plays Dave Skylark, the dumbo host of a low-class interview show.

From Washington Post Jan. 7, 2015

Your friends' big dumbo knows he's loved because they are loving to him, even if they blow off steam by making fun of him in a sing-song voice.

From Slate Nov. 21, 2011

I'm not a complete dumbo, but unlike today's generation, I was not raised on these things.

From The Guardian Apr. 2, 2010

What if he saw the dumbo Pretty Princess game with half its jewels missing in the bargain bin?

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Paulos, 43, has no patience with mathematical dumbos who almost boastfully claim, "I can't even balance my checkbook," or "I'm a people person, not a numbers person."

From Time Magazine Archive

All Coward plays are divided between two sets of people�bright, neurotic sophisticates and starchy, phlegmatic dumbos.

From Time Magazine Archive




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