Definition of Dummy

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Definition of Dummy

Dummy

Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.

One who is dumb.

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

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.

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

A thick-witted person; a dolt.

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

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

A floating barge connected with a pier.

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Dummy Quotations

Colloquial poetry is to the real art as the barber's wax dummy is to sculpture.
Ezra Pound

I was a dummy in school.
Alan Ladd

We're not leaving here without Buster, man. Leave no crash-test dummy behind!
Adam Savage

I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own.
Matthew Bourne

It's true, you can never eat a pet you name. And anyway, it would be like a ventriloquist eating his dummy.
Alexander Theroux

Dummy Translations

dummy in German is unecht, Attrappe {f}, Schein-

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