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DUMMY definition: 1. a large model of a human, especially one used to show clothes in a shop: 2. something that is…. Learn more.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word dummy, from a dated, offensive term for a person who cannot speak, to a bridge hand, to a fake or imitation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases.
Dummy definition: an imitation, representation, or copy of something, such as for display, testing, or use as a stage prop. See examples of DUMMY used in a sentence.
You can use dummy to refer to things that are not real, but have been made to look or behave as if they are real. Dummy patrol cars will be set up beside motorways to frighten speeding motorists. They asked her to put together a dummy for a new magazine.
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.
dummy. noun. /ˈdʌmi/. /ˈdʌmi/. (plural dummies) [countable] a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a shop window. a tailor’s dummy. a ventriloquist’s dummy. see also crash-test dummy, mannequin Topics Clothes and Fashion c2, Shopping c2.
A dummy is a type of doll that looks like a person. Entertainers called ventriloquists can make dummies appear to talk. The automobile industry uses dummies in cars to study how safe cars are during a crash. A dummy can also be anything that looks real but doesn’t work: a fake.
