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dummy

A stupid person.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

A stupid person.

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  • “Oh ok - there's some completely other way to watch the feed than the hashtag in the Latest feed??? I feel like a tech dummy now...”

  • “tRump is the dummy Bibi was waiting for.”

Don't be such a dummy!
Cluster: fool
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  • “tRump is the dummy Bibi was waiting for.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Are there any cutaways showing what it will actually look like after various senior officials have taken their illicit cuts out of its budget? Plastic dummy torpedoes and a couple of old Lada engines for propulsion, maybe? 🤣”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Oh ok - there's some completely other way to watch the feed than the hashtag in the Latest feed??? I feel like a tech dummy now...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Due to the location, OSINT Intuit™ speculates they will be testing a TEL-based RS-24 Yars MIRV-equipped thermonuclear ICBM, carrying a dummy payload, with a maximum reported range of 12,000 km (7,500 mi). This may very well be a routine operational test launch. 3/8”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Ryan from 'The Walk The Line Podcast' joins Sean to discuss Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Sean thinks Temple of Doom (1984) is better! Out on 10th May! Catch our latest episode 'The Dummy Detective' champ.ly/jy-WkrdO #ReviewItYourself #Podcast #IndianaJones”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

(AAVE, Baltimore, slang) A term of address.

Hey dummy, what's good wit chu?
Cluster: fool
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  • “I don't know why but the line "Fire can't go through doors, dummy. It's not a ghost." from community is rattling around in my head today”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Dunno about "dummy", but he has never been able to edit for shit and his sound mixing is consistently terrible.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It’s taken me a really long time to see this, and I feel like such a dummy for not noticing this before. But an aspect of Donald Trump’s personality disorders is he can’t calibrate his speech to different audiences, partly because he doesn’t really have a working theory of mind.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"Sour Times" by Portishead Album: "Dummy" Time: 11:02 am”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I think I accidentally made a dummy account as opposed to my actual one lol”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

(dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.

Origin: From . Pacifier sense from dummy teat where dummy is in the sense of a nonfunctional replica. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents

Dummy means: A silent person; a person who does not talk.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

dummy means: A silent person; a person who does not talk.. Register: dated, informal. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.

Heard in the wild
  • “That's what the diaper is for dummy, besised ill get plenty of electrolytes in prior”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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