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to dummy

to dummy

3 7.6
To make a simple model or layout to show how something will look
  • verb
  • /ˈdʌmi/
  • Jargon
translation icon : maquetar
  • Answer, Mr. Morton: What Courtney is trying to say politely is called dummying down.

Examples

  • Before we finalize the design, we should dummy up a prototype for review.

  • Or are you just dummying up?

    The Long Goodbye (1973)

  • I thought they'd talk to him and get him to dummy up.

    On the Waterfront (1954)

  • Well, I'm this private investigator who was sent here in this afternoon to find you, but the good doctor here dummied up.

    The Long Goodbye (1973)

  • Mama's gotta tell Frankie to dummy up.

    Power of Attorney (1995)

  • But if you dummy up, you're not helping him, you're hurting yourself.

    It Couldn't Happen Here (1988)

  • If you can only present sticks and stones like schoolyard bullies, then just dummy up.

    Blog text (7)

  • Markum dummied up on the guys he was working with... ...DA was afraid he wouldn't be able to convict.

    Mystic River (2003)

  • The team will dummy up an initial version of the app to test its functionality.

  • They decided to dummy up a mock layout to present to the client during the meeting.

Synonyms

draft
vsto dummy
  • Specialized
245 3.7

An early version of a document or plan

is about making physical early versions in publishing and design rather than outlines
to mock up
vsto dummy
  • Specialized
2 5.4

To make a simple model of something to test or show it

is oriented to preliminary versions in publishing and design rather than testing
to prototype
vsto dummy
1 4.2

To make an early model of something to test it

is used for preliminary versions in publishing and design instead of product testing
to dummy up
vsto dummy
8.2

Make a simple model or design to show how something will look

is used especially for preliminary versions in publishing and design

Idioms

to throw a dummy spit
  • UK
9.9

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

Phrasal Verbs

to dummy up
  • Archaic
9.6

Refuse to speak or suddenly stop talking when asked

to dummy up
8.2

Make a simple model or design to show how something will look

Compounds

ventriloquist's dummy
1 8.6

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

dummy run
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

baby's dummy
  • UK
1.0

A rubber or plastic thing a baby sucks to feel calm

How Complete

to prototype
1 4.2
to dummy
  • Jargon
3 7.6
to mock up
  • Specialized
2 5.4
draft
  • Specialized
245 3.7
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

dummy infinitive
dummied past
dummied past participle
dummying present participle
dummies third person singular

Etymology

The verb dummy comes from making a dummy model or sample, where dummy comes from dumb 'silent' plus -y, meaning a simple, non-working stand-in. So to dummy a brochure is to make a rough practice version or draft.