DUMMY

dummy

(adjective) having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; “a dummy corporation”

blank, dummy, blank shell

(noun) a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

dummy

(noun) a figure representing the human form

dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead

(noun) an ignorant or foolish person

dummy, silent person

(noun) a person who does not talk

dummy, dummy up

(verb) make a dummy of; “dummy up the books that are to be published”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

dummy (plural dummies)

(dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.

Synonym: dumbie

Coordinate term: mute

An unintelligent person.

Synonym: dumbie

Coordinate terms: half-wit, idiot

A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

Synonyms: mannequin, marionette

A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.

A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.

(AU, UK, NZ) A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier. [from 20th c.]

Synonym: Thesaurus:pacifier

(card games, chiefly, bridge) A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.

(linguistics) A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.

(programming) An unused parameter or value.

(sports, mostly, rugby, soccer) A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.

(sports, UK) A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.

Synonym: juke

Verb

dummy (third-person singular simple present dummies, present participle dummying, simple past and past participle dummied)

To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

(sports) To feint.

Synonym: juke

Adverb

dummy (comparative more dummy, superlative most dummy)

(slang) Extremely.

Source: Wiktionary

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Dum"my, a. Etym: [See Dumb.]

1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. Dummy car. See under Car.

Dum"my, n.; pl. Dummies (.

1. One who is dumb. H. Smith.

2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.

3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc.

4. (Drama)

Definition: One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.

5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]

6. (Railroad)

Definition: A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.

7. (Card Playing)

Definition: The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four- handed game of cards.

8. A floating barge connected with a pier. Knight. To play dummy, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner of the dummy plays it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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