dummy
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Synonyms: rummy, cummy, gummy, yummy, mummy, dumpy, tummy, dimmy, bummy, drummy, nummy
Antonyms: rummy, cummy, gummy, yummy, mummy, dumpy, tummy, dimmy, bummy, drummy, nummy
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- {{lb|en|dated}} A silent person; a person who does not talk.
- A [[stupid]] person.
- {{lb|en|AAVE|Baltimore|slang}} {{n-g|A [[term of address]].}}
- 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.
- 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.
- {{senseid|en|Q152596}} {{lb|en|AU|NZ|UK|Ireland}} A [[pacifier]]; a plastic or rubber [[teat]] used to [[soothe]] or [[comfort]] a [[baby]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
- {{lb|en|card games|chiefly|bridge}} A [[player]] whose [[hand]] is [[show]]n and is to be [[play]]ed from by another player.
- {{senseid|en|linguistics}} {{lb|en|linguistics}} A word serving only to make a construction [[grammatical]].
- {{lb|en|programming}} An unused [[parameter]] or value.
- {{lb|en|sports|mostly|rugby|soccer}} A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.
Verb
- To make a [[mock-up]] or [[prototype]] version of something, without all of the intended [[functionality]].
- {{lb|en|sports}} To [[feint]].
Adverb
- {{lb|en|US|slang}} [[extremely|Extremely]].
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