dummy
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I. noun
(plural dummies)
Etymology: 1dumb + 4-y
Date: 1598
1.
a. a person who is incapable of speaking
b. a person who is habitually silent
c. a stupid person
2.
a. the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his own hand
b. a bridge player whose hand is a dummy
3. an imitation, copy, or likeness of something used as a substitute: as
a. mannequin
b. a stuffed figure or cylindrical bag used by football players for tackling and blocking practice
c. a large puppet usually having movable features (as mouth and arms) manipulated by a ventriloquist
d. chiefly British pacifier 2
4. one seeming to act independently but in reality controlled by another
5.
a. a mock-up of a proposed publication (as a book or magazine)
b. a set of pages (as for a newspaper or magazine) with the position of text and artwork indicated for the printer
II. adjective
Date: 1846
1.
a. having the appearance of being real ; artificial <
dummy foods in the display case
>
b. existing in name only ; fictitious <dummy corporations
>
2. apparently acting for oneself while really acting for or at the direction of another <a dummy director
>
III. transitive verb
(dummied; dummying)
Date: circa 1928
to make a dummy of (as a publication) — often used with up <dummied up the front page
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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dummy — ► NOUN (pl. dummies) 1) a model or replica of a human being. 2) an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real one. 3) Brit. a rubber or plastic teat for a baby to suck on. 4) (in sport) a feigned pass or kick. 5) informal … English terms dictionary
dummy — [dum′ē] n. pl. dummies [< DUMB + Y2] 1. [Old 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… … English World dictionary
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dummy — [n1] mannequin copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model, ringer*, sham*, stand in, sub, substitute; concepts 436,716 Ant. being, entity dummy [n2] stupid person blockhead*, dimwit*, dolt*, dullard*, dunce, fool, idiot … New thesaurus
dummy — 1590s, mute person, from DUMB (Cf. dumb). Extended by 1845 to figure representing a person. Used in card games (originally whist) since 1736. Meaning dolt, blockhead is from 1796 … Etymology dictionary
