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noun
1.
a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
2.
a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows.
3.
Informal. a stupid person; dolt.
4.
a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs.
5.
EXPANDone put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
6.
Slang.
a.
Offensive. a person who lacks the power of speech.
b.
a person who is characteristically and habitually silent.
7.
Bridge.
a.
the declarer's partner, whose hand is exposed and played by the declarer.
b.
the hand of cards so exposed.
c.
a game so played.
d.
an imaginary player represented by an exposed hand that is played by and serves as partner to one of the players.
8.
British. pacifier (def. 2).
9.
Printing. sheets folded and made up to show the size, shape, form, sequence, and general style of a contemplated piece of printing.
10.
a rammer for pushing out dents in lead pipe.
11.
Computers. an artificial address, instruction, or other datum fed into a computer only to fulfill prescribed conditions and not affecting operations for solving problems.
12.
Military. a nonexplosive bomb used for practice exercises.
13.
COLLAPSEDentistry. pontic.
adjective
14.
noting or pertaining to an imitation, representation, or copy.
15.
counterfeit; sham; fictitious.
16.
put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
17.
Cards. played with a dummy.
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Dummy up
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used with object)
Verb phrase18.
Printing. to prepare a dummy of (often followed by up): The designer dummied up the book so that they could study the format.
19.
to represent in a dummy (often followed by in): to dummy in an illustration.
20.
dummy up, Informal. to keep silent; refuse to answer: If anybody asks you, just dummy up.
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Word Origin & History
dummy
1598, "mute person," from dumb (q.v.). Extended by 1845 to "figure representing a person." Used in card games (originally whist) since 1736.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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dummy definition
In a corporation, one who stands in for a real director or who serves as a nominal director during the organization of the corporation until the stockholders can elect directors.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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