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dummy Definition

dummy (dum′ē)

noun pl. -·mies

  1. Slang a person unable to talk; mute: an offensive term
  2. a figure made in human form, as for displaying clothing, practicing tackling in football, etc.
  3. an imitation or sham; substitute for the real thing, as an empty container or false drawer
  4. a person secretly acting for another while apparently representing his or her own interests
  5. Slang a stupid person
  6. Bridge
    1. the declarer's partner, whose hand is arranged face up on the table and played by the declarer
    2. such a hand
  7. Printing
    1. a set of pages with the layout, as for a magazine
    2. a bound volume with blank pages, used as a model for a planned book

Etymology: < dumb + -y

adjective

  1. imitation; sham; fictitious
  2. secretly acting as a front for another a dummy corporation

intransitive verb -·mied, -·my·ing

Slang used only in the phrasedummy up, to refuse to talk or tell what one knows

dummy Synonyms

dummy

modif.

counterfeit, faked, simulated; see false 3.

dummy Synonyms

dummy

n.

  1. *A stupid person

    dolt, blockhead, oaf; see fool 1.

  2. A figure in human form

    mannequin, model, waxwork, effigy; see doll, model 3.

  3. Imitation

    sham, counterfeit, duplicate; see copy, imitation 2.

dummy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • throw: They're going to just throw the dummy out the pram - they're going to get burned out.
  • sell: You guys have been " sold a dummy " by your Renault dealers.

Adjective modifier

  • outrageous: It was Jay King who with an outrageous dummy left the Shelford fullback Astin grabbing for thin air as he went in unopposed.
  • eventual: We repeat the of medicaid that eventual parity dummy however we are.
  • wooden: Wang Kiu applied the Tan sau hit from the wooden dummy to finish the fight fast.

Modifies a noun

  • policysubjt: Plans and many dummy variable policysubjt are you aware.
  • variable: A dummy variable to apply for island texas virginia.
  • pill: If selected you may be given either a dummy pill or a pill containing cannabis.
  • argument: A pointer dummy argument can not have the intent attribute.
  • atom: Dummy atoms can be used; these will be removed at the start of the run.
  • warhead: The dummy warhead then tumbled out of its trajectory.

Noun used with modifier

  • ventriloquist: As strange as it may seem now, Archie Andrews was a ventriloquists dummy that first hit the big time on Radio!
  • crash-test: AL Can we expect more crash-test dummies in the new series?
  • parity: We repeat the of medicaid that eventual parity dummy however we are.
  • crash: The Sun Always Shines On TV, where A-ha perform in a church to an audience of crash test dummies.
  • wax: We saw a pickled Lennon who looked just like a wax dummy, but with lots of makeup!
  • test: The Sun Always Shines On TV, where A-ha perform in a church to an audience of crash test dummies.

Possessives

  • king: John took the first trick in hand and led a trump, taken by East who played another spade to dummy's king.

Possessives

  • ventriloquist: We've got Wang, who's the Korean ventriloquist's dummy from Big Fish.
  • tailor: He opened it on Toby, who looked like a wee tailor's dummy in a three-piece gray suit.