J_Edbear_Hoover [she/her] to askchapo • edit-24 years agoIf someone is dumb, why do we call them a dummy and not a dumby?message-squaremessage-square13 fedilinkarrow-up122file-text
arrow-up122message-squareIf someone is dumb, why do we call them a dummy and not a dumby?J_Edbear_Hoover [she/her] to askchapo • edit-24 years agomessage-square13 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]hexbear5·4 years agoThe actual answer is that the "b" in "dumby" is difficult to pronounce clearly and so people would end up slurring over it, resulting in a pronunciation that sounds like "dummy". link
The actual answer is that the "b" in "dumby" is difficult to pronounce clearly and so people would end up slurring over it, resulting in a pronunciation that sounds like "dummy".