"dummy" meaning in All languages combined

See dummy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /dʌmi/ Forms: dummy [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dummy thing is something that is not there or is not the thing it is called.
    Sense id: simple-dummy-en-adj-uQYhny5f

Noun [English]

IPA: /dʌmi/ Forms: dummy [singular], dummies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|dummy|dummies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dummy is a model of a person. A dummy is often used to show clothes or test safety.
    Sense id: simple-dummy-en-noun-mOnmJ7h~
  2. A dummy is a person who is stupid; if someone is a dummy they are not intelligent.
    Sense id: simple-dummy-en-noun-16Fe40AV Categories (other): Colloquial
  3. A dummy is something that is not there but people act like its there for some purpose.
    Sense id: simple-dummy-en-noun-6qecxYuP
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          "text": "You got good grades, I know you are not a dummy."
        },
        {
          "text": "I got angry because they treated me like a dummy."
        },
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          "text": "Those guys are a bunch of dummies."
        },
        {
          "text": "I need easy instruction, something for dummies."
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          "text": "That file is just a dummy to help the program start."
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        },
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          "text": "I got angry because they treated me like a dummy."
        },
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          "text": "Those guys are a bunch of dummies."
        },
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          "text": "I need easy instruction, something for dummies."
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        {
          "text": "That file is just a dummy to help the program start."
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