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   dummy

   /ˈdʌmi/

   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. an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one: "tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies"
   • ▪ a rubber or plastic teat for a baby to suck on. British
   • ▪ 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’"
   • 3. (chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass or kick intended to deceive an opponent.
   • 4. a stupid person. informal North American Similar idiotfoolhalfwitnincompoopduncedoltignoramuscretinimbeciledullardmoronsimpletonclodinformal:dopeninnychumpdimwitnitwitgoondumbodum-dumdumb-bellloonjackassboneheadfatheadnumbskullblockheaddunderheadchuckleheadknuckleheadmuttonheadpudding-headthickheadwooden-headairheadpinheadlamebrainpea-brainbirdbrainzombiejerknerddipstickdonkeynoodlenittwitnumptyclotplonkerberkpratpillockwallygitwazzockassdivvynerktwerptwonkcharliemugmuppetnyaffballoonsumphgowkgobdawschmuckbozobooblamerturkeyschlepperchowderheaddumbheadgoofballgoofgoofusgalootdorklummoxklutzputzschlemielsapginkcluckclunkding-dongdingbatwienerweenydipsimpspudcootpalookapoopsquareheadyo-yodingleberrywing nutdrongodillalecgalahnongboganpoonboofheadmomparavulgar slang:knobheadasshatarchaic:tomfoolnoddyclodpoleloggerheadspoonymooncalf
   • 5. 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. (chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent: "Blanco dummied past a static defence"
   • 2. 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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   Jun 29, 2024 · The meaning of DUMMY RUN is a practice event that is done to prepare for the actual event that will happen in the future : dry run.

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   6 days ago · Isaac Newton — ‘Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy’.

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   3 days ago · Dummy data allows you to test all the processes in your Shopify development store before you launch it. I've built a clothing store and used dummy data to test whether my customers could easily select the right size and colors when adding products to their carts. I also made sure that information was correctly sent to me on the back end. 2.

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   5 days ago · 1. To save money. The main reason is that they didn’t want to spend real money on a security camera. So they will buy a fake one instead because it will cost them less—a dummy camera. 2. Trick visitors and Burglars. Dummy or fake security cameras are used to fool people into thinking they are real.

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