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Added 9 October 2026

dummy

/ˈdʌmi/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dummy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A silent person; a person who does not talk.
  2. A stupid person.
    Don't be such a dummy!
  3. A term of address.
    Hey dummy, what's good wit chu?

verb

  1. To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without all of the intended functionality.
    The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals.
  2. To feint.

adverb

  1. Extremely.
    It's dummy hot outside.

Origin

From dumb + -y. Pacifier sense from dummy teat where dummy is in the sense of a nonfunctional replica.

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