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dummy

dummy

115 6.0
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
  • noun
  • /ˈdʌmi/
  • Offensive
translation icon : idiota
  • Any dummy can know the answers.

He says, no, dummy, it was you, Me.

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Examples

  • Something new you'll have to explain to a dummy like me?

  • But when you name the dummy, the dummy loses power over you.

  • And you shake your head and say, what a dummy am I?

  • And this is your body saying, hey dummy, feed me more potassium.

  • He's not Jesus, you dummy.

  • And I've realized in that process that I'm not a dummy, that I'm not stupid.

  • Oh, you dummy!

  • It's me, dummy.

  • It's frustrating when any dummy can solve the puzzle but I can't.

  • He felt embarrassed after realizing he had sounded like a dummy during the discussion.

Synonyms

fool
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1.4

A person who makes poor decisions and is easily tricked

is used for lack of intelligence rather than simply unwise behavior
idiot
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1.2

A person who acts very stupidly, used as an insult

is the general term that is milder in intensity
boob
vsdummy
  • Offensive
92 8.4

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is the neutral description focusing only on intelligence, not on poor judgment
dumbass
vsdummy
  • Offensive
88 9.9

A rude word for someone who does something very stupid

is the general neutral description rather than a vulgar insult
turkey
vsdummy
  • Offensive
79 8.5

A person who behaves foolishly or annoys other people

is the neutral descriptive term focused only on intelligence
dickhead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
67 9.9

A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying

is the broader neutral description rather than an abusive insult
dope
vsdummy
  • Offensive
53 8.2

A person who acts in a stupid or foolish way

is the neutral general description rather than merely an informal insult
nitwit
vsdummy
  • Offensive
36 7.9

A person who acts silly and not very smart

is more neutral and general rather than playful or silly in tone
pinhead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
35 8.7

A person who makes silly mistakes

is the broader neutral description rather than a blunt insult
stupid person
vsdummy
  • Offensive
30 1.1

A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices

is the broader way to speak of lack of intelligence generally
ninny
vsdummy
  • Offensive
14 8.4

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is the broad neutral description rather than a playful teasing word
dimwit
vsdummy
  • Offensive
14 7.7

A person who is not very smart

is the general label rather than a harsher insult
ignoramus
vsdummy
  • Offensive
12 8.3

A person who does not know much

is about lacking intelligence generally rather than just missing knowledge
dunce
vsdummy
  • Offensive
11 6.1

A person who learns slowly or has trouble understanding

is broader, naming lack of intelligence not only slow learning
booby
vsdummy
  • Offensive
8 8.1

A person who is not very smart or acts silly

is the general label about intelligence rather than an informal teasing name
numbskull
vsdummy
  • Offensive
8 6.8

A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking

is used for general lack of intelligence rather than foolish behavior
lunkhead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
5 9.7

A person who is not very smart

is the general neutral label rather than a colourful insult
numskull
vsdummy
  • Offensive
4 8.9

A person who is very stupid

is stronger in intensity than the neutral general description
dumbbell
vsdummy
  • Offensive
3 7.5

A person who is not very smart and often makes silly mistakes

is the neutral term focusing on intelligence not on comic incompetence
dummkopf
vsdummy
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is the general neutral description rather than an insulting foreign word
hammerhead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A rude word for someone who is not smart

is the general description without the informal insult tone
dunderhead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
3 9.1

A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes

is the broader neutral description rather than a playful insult
lamebrain
vsdummy
  • Offensive
3 9.3

A person who is not very smart

is the ordinary descriptive term rather than slang or mockery
bobo
vsdummy
  • Offensive
3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is the straightforward descriptive term rather than slang insult
dumbo
vsdummy
  • Offensive
2 8.7

A person who is not very smart

is the straightforward description without the playful or mild insult tone
stupid
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1 2.7

A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices

is the general neutral description used for that same judgment
dumbhead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is the neutral descriptive term rather than a crude or coarse insult
loggerhead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is very stupid or foolish

is the neutral descriptive phrase rather than an insulting name
pudding head
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very smart

is the neutral description rather than a playful or joking label
blubberhead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is the general descriptive term rather than slangy mockery
lackwit
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is the modern neutral description rather than an archaic or dated word
simple
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very intelligent

is the broad general description rather than a specific insult
durr
vsdummy
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word used to call someone stupid

is the neutral descriptive phrase rather than an insulting exclamation
hoghead
vsdummy
  • Offensive
9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

is the neutral label focusing only on intelligence, not offensiveness
pudden-head
vsdummy
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is not very smart

is the plain descriptive phrase rather than a jocular insult
Tweedledee
vsdummy
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish person who others treat as unimportant

is about lack of intelligence rather than conveying insignificance or triviality
tumshie
vsdummy
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish person who does silly things

is the neutral general description rather than a regional informal label
der-brain
vsdummy
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts foolishly or forgets things

is the neutral tag for lack of intelligence rather than highlighting forgetfulness

Idioms

Have a childish angry outburst when you do not get your way

Compounds

A puppet moved by a person to make it look like it talks

1 5.5

A practice test to find and fix problems before the real event

dummy whist
  • Archaic
9.8

A card game for three players where one hand lies face up

dummy-proof
  • Informal
6.5

Easy to use so people with no skill cannot make mistakes

1.0

A rubber or plastic thing a baby sucks to feel calm

How Stupid

idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
dummy
  • Offensive
115 6.0
fool
  • Offensive
1.4
silly
  • Informal
2 7.4

Surface Forms

dummy singular
dummies plural

Etymology

Dummy also came to mean a person who is not smart, after dumb 'silent' came to be used as 'stupid'. So calling someone a dummy means you think they are foolish.