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  1. Sep 6, 2024 · Dumby did exist but is now obsolete: (rare) Alternative form of dummy (“stupid person”) (card games) Archaic form of dummy (“hand shown to be played from by another player”).

  2. Mar 20, 2024 · Key Differences. The term "dummy" is widely recognized and used to describe an object that imitates the form of a real item, often used for display, instructional, or practice purposes, such as a mannequin in a store or a crash test dummy.

  3. Sep 29, 2006 · dumby. Common misspelling of the word dummy, almost always used by the people who can easily be described by the word itself. Just because dumb has a "b" at the end, does not mean dummy has to. Also, dummy does not rhyme with Gumby.

  4. Apr 22, 2023 · dumby (plural dumbies) (rare) Alternative form of dummy (“stupid person”) (card games) Archaic form of dummy (“hand shown to be played from by another player”). Categories: English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns.

  5. www.answers.com › linguistics › Is_dumby_a_wordIs dumby a word? - Answers

    Apr 29, 2024 · Best Answer. Yes dumby is a word you can look it up in the dictionary. Wiki User. ∙ 12y ago. More answers. AnswerBot. ∙ 3mo ago. No, "dumby" is not a standard English word. It may be...

  6. Aug 26, 2015 · To a great many English-speaking people, dumb most certainly is not offensive, making it an entirely suitable word to use in their presence. To a substantial number of other people, it occupies some point on a continuum of inappropriateness ranging from mildly thoughtless to deeply offensive.

  7. May 20, 2020 · Idiot is more formal; dummy is mainly US and informal. They both mean the same thing and each can cover a range of levels of stupidity. The speaker is implying that a 'dummy' is more stupid than an 'idiot', but it could equally have been the other way around.