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Definitions
Noun
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plural of dummy

"The new employees spent their first week reading through the instruction dummies to learn how the machine works."

Verb
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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dummy

"The verb dummy is conjugated as dummies in the third person singular simple present, though it rarely appears that way in actual usage since 'dummy' is primarily a noun."

In plain English: To dummy something means to make it look fake or pretend for fun, usually by building a model out of cardboard instead of using real materials.

"The new software updates often dummies out when you try to run complex reports on older computers."

Example Sentences
"The new software updates often dummies out when you try to run complex reports on older computers." verb
"The new employees dummies themselves on the job to avoid making mistakes in front of clients." verb
"He decided to dummy his old habits by pretending he didn't know how to do them anymore." verb
"She plans to dummy her way through the exam by memorizing only the most obvious answers." verb
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