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   Dum·my

   /ˈdəmē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a model or replica of a human being: "a waxwork dummy"
   • ▪ a figure used for displaying or fitting clothes: "a tailor's dummy" Similar mannequinmanikinlifelike modelfigurelay figure
   • ▪ a ventriloquist's doll.
   • 2. something designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual thing; a counterfeit or sham: "tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies"
   • ▪ a prototype or mock-up, especially of a book or the layout of a page. Similar mock-upimitationlikenesslookalikerepresentationsubstitutesamplecopyreplicareproductioncounterfeitshamfakeforgeryinformal:dupe
   • ▪ a blank round of ammunition.
   • ▪ denoting a word that has no semantic content but is used to maintain grammatical structure: "a dummy subject, as in “it is” or “there are.”"
   • ▪ a rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on; a pacifier. British
   • 3. a stupid person. informal North American Similar idiotfoolhalfwitnincompoopduncedoltignoramuscretinimbeciledullardmoronsimpletonclodinformal:dopeninnychumpdimwitnitwitgoondumbodum-dumdumbbellloonjackassboneheadfatheadnumbskullblockheaddunderheadchuckleheadknuckleheadmuttonheadpudding-headthickheadwooden-headairheadpinheadlamebrainpeabrainbirdbrainzombiejerknerddipstickdonkeynoodlenittwitnumptyclotplonkerberkpratpillockwallygitwazzockassdivvynerktwerptwonkcharliemugmuppetnyaffballoonsumphgowkgobdawschmuckbozobooblamerturkeyschlepperchowderheaddumbheadgoofballgoofgoofusgalootdorklummoxklutzputzschlemielsapginkcluckclunkding-dongdingbatwienerweenydipsimpspudcootpalookapoopsquareheadyo-yodingleberrywing nutdrongodillalecgalahnongboganpoonboofheadmomparavulgar slang:knobheadasshatarchaic:tomfoolnoddyclodpoleloggerheadspoonymooncalf
   • 4. the declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer.
   • ▪ the exposed hand of the declarer's partner.
   • ▪ an imaginary fourth player in whist: "dummy whist"

   verb

   • 1. create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.): US "when we received the galleys from the typesetter, we would have dummied the book"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from dumb + -y1. The original sense was ‘a person who cannot speak’, then ‘an imaginary fourth player in whist’ (mid 18th century), whence ‘a substitute for the real thing’ and ‘a model of a human being’ (mid 19th century).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › dummyDUMMY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DUMMY definition: 1. a small, rubber object that a baby sucks to stop it crying 2. a stupid person: 3. a model of a…. Learn more.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondummy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of dummy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Dummy definition: a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance. See examples of DUMMY used in a sentence.

5. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › dummydummy | meaning of dummy in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   From Longman Business Dictionary dum‧my1 /ˈdʌmi/ noun (plural dummies) [ countable] 1 a product that is made to look like a real product and is used for testing, obtaining people’s opinions etc 2 a test advertisement or design 3 a model of a human used for showing clothes in a shop window or for testing car safety dummy2 adjective [ only before ...

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › dummyDummy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   always used before a noun. : looking real but not functioning or able to be used. They took apart a dummy bomb. a dummy corporation [=a corporation that is not real] a dummy pill [= placebo] DUMMY meaning: 1 : a stupid person; 2 : a doll that is shaped like and is as large as a person.

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   : a person who is habitually silent. c. : a stupid person. He's no dummy. She loves you, you dummy. 2. card games. a. : the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his or her own hand. b. : a bridge player whose hand is a dummy. 3. : an imitation, copy, or likeness of something used as a substitute: such as. a. : mannequin.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › dummy_adjdummy, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   What does the word dummy mean? There are 33 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dummy , four of which are labelled obsolete, and three of which are considered offensive and derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.