dummy
noun
[ ˈdʌmi ]
• a model or replica of a human being.
• "a waxwork dummy"
• an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one.
• "tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies"
• (chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass or kick intended to deceive an opponent.
• a stupid person.
Similar:
idiot,
fool,
halfwit,
nincompoop,
dunce,
dolt,
ignoramus,
cretin,
imbecile,
dullard,
moron,
simpleton,
clod,
dope,
ninny,
chump,
dimwit,
nitwit,
goon,
dumbo,
dum-dum,
dumb-bell,
loon,
jackass,
bonehead,
fathead,
numbskull,
blockhead,
dunderhead,
chucklehead,
knucklehead,
muttonhead,
pudding-head,
thickhead,
wooden-head,
airhead,
pinhead,
lamebrain,
pea-brain,
birdbrain,
zombie,
jerk,
nerd,
dipstick,
donkey,
noodle,
nit,
twit,
numpty,
clot,
plonker,
berk,
prat,
pillock,
wally,
git,
wazzock,
ass,
divvy,
nerk,
twerp,
twonk,
charlie,
mug,
muppet,
nyaff,
balloon,
sumph,
gowk,
gobdaw,
schmuck,
bozo,
boob,
lamer,
turkey,
schlepper,
chowderhead,
dumbhead,
goofball,
goof,
goofus,
galoot,
dork,
lummox,
klutz,
putz,
schlemiel,
sap,
gink,
cluck,
clunk,
ding-dong,
dingbat,
wiener,
weeny,
dip,
simp,
spud,
coot,
palooka,
• the declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer.
dummy
verb
• (chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent.
• "Blanco dummied past a static defence"
• create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.).
• "when we received the galleys from the typesetter, we would have dummied the book"
Origin:
late 16th century: from dumb + -y1. The original sense was ‘a person who cannot speak’, then ‘an imaginary fourth player in whist’ (mid 18th century), whence ‘a substitute for the real thing’ and ‘a model of a human being’ (mid 19th century).
