Dumdum bullet

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(Mil.) A kind of man-stopping bullet, designed to fragment inside the body and thus inflict a severed and painful wound; - so named from Dumdum, in India, where bullets are manufactured for the Indian army.

Noun

1.

dumdum bullet - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound Synonyms: dumdum

bullet, dumdum, slug