dummy

noun

dum·my | \ ˈdə-mē

plural dummies

Definition of dummy

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a dated, offensive : a person who is incapable of speaking

b : a person who is habitually silent

c : a stupid person He's no dummy. She loves you, you dummy.

2 card games

a : the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his or her own hand

b : a bridge player whose hand is a dummy

3 : an imitation, copy, or likeness of something used as a substitute: such as

a : mannequin a crash test dummy

b football : a stuffed figure or cylindrical bag used for tackling (see tackle entry 2 sense 1b) and blocking practice

c entertainment : a large puppet usually having movable features (such as mouth and arms) manipulated by a ventriloquist

d chiefly British : pacifier sense 2

4 : one seeming to act independently but in reality controlled by another a dummy for the real store owner

5 printing

a : a mock-up of a proposed publication (such as a book or magazine)

b : a set of pages (as for a newspaper or magazine) with the position of text and artwork indicated for the printer (see printer sense a)

dummy

adjective

Definition of dummy (Entry 2 of 3)

1a : having the appearance of being real : artificial dummy foods in the display case

b : existing in name only : fictitious dummy corporations

2 : apparently acting for oneself while really acting for or at the direction of another a dummy director

dummy

verb

dummied; dummying

Definition of dummy (Entry 3 of 3)

publishing

: to make a dummy (see dummy entry 1 sense 5) of (something, such as a publication) —often used with up dummied up the front page

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