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    [Adjective]  | "dumb" | \ ˈdəm \


    1: lacking intelligence : stupid

    2: showing a lack of intelligence

    3: requiring no intelligence

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute;

    [Verb]  | "dumb" 


    1: to make silent : deaden

    Origin: 1599 ;

     See: ;

    [Verb]  | "dumb down" 


    1: to lower the level of difficulty and the intellectual content of (something, such as a textbook); also : to lower the general level of intelligence in

    Origin: 1933 ;

    [Noun]  | "dumb cane" 


    1: dieffenbachia

    Origin: 1679 ;

     From the fact that chewing it causes the tongue and throat to swell;

    [Noun]  | "dumb show" 


    1: a part of a play presented in pantomime

    2: signs and gestures without words : pantomime

    Origin: 1563 ;

    [Noun]  | "dumb*ass" | \ ˈdəm-ˌas \


    1: a foolish or stupid person : idiot

    Origin: 1934 ;

     {see: |dumb:1|dumb:1} + {see: |ass:3|ass:3};

    [Idiom]  | "act dumb" 


    1: to pretend not to know something

    [Idiom]  | "struck dumb" 


    1: so shocked or surprised that one cannot speak

    [Adjective]  | "dumb" 


    1: not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily;


      * e.g., " ... don't call him dumb just because he makes the occasional mistake like the rest of us "




    2: tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination);


      * e.g., " ... he prefers to remain dumb, and replies in monosyllables if really pressed "




    [Verb]  | "dumb" 


    1: to stop the noise or speech of;


      * e.g., " ... the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears "



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    [Verb]  | "dumb down" 


    1: as in oversimplify;



    [Noun]  | "dumb cluck" 


    1: as in ninnyhammer, stupe;



    [Noun]  | "dumb clucks" 


    1: as in ninnyhammers, stupes;



     [ "dumb" ]

    1: Someone who isn't smart.

      * e.g.,  ... Im so dumb i had to look up dumb on urban dictionary to find out what it means. 

     [ "dumb" ]

    2: see Stupid and dimwit

      * e.g.,  ... Retards 

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: dumb means ur dumb

      * e.g.,  ... ur so dumb u needed to type dumb please go back to year 1 

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: adv. extremely.

      * e.g.,  ... Me: How long would it take to get from Co-op City to Fordham Road on the 12? 

     [ "dumb" ]

    2: synonyms: mad, hella

      * e.g.,  ... Young Minority NYers: Dumb long, yo. 

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: dumb is slang for silly or funny. Used ironically. It is a good word and super nice to say

      * e.g.,  ... "MM you are so dumb!!! That shit was too funny!" 

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: extreemly. A New York form of slang.

      * e.g.,  ... "It's dumb cold out there. You better put on a coat." "Damn that's dumb expensive." 

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: replaces extremely/very. used in same terms as mad

      * e.g.,  ... "it's 101 degrees outside!" 

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: adjective, usually follows go, ignorant and unprohibited; crazy, hyphee.

      * e.g.,  ... Im bout go dumb in this bitch, real talk, they better play that song. 

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: Dumb(dum) adj. Below normal intelligence.

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: George W. Bush. He is soooooooooooooooooooooooo dumb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      * e.g.,  ... George Bush, you are dumb!!! 

     [ "dumb" ]

    1: crazy, unbelievable

      * e.g.,  ... this nigga'z got dumb skillz 

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