Dummy may refer to:

Dolls

Mannequin A mannequin (sometimes spelled as manikin and also called a dummy, lay figure, or dress form) is a doll, often articulated, used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, window dressers and others, especially to display or fit clothing and show off dif ...

, a model of the human body * Dummy (ventriloquism) *

Crash test dummy A crash test dummy, or simply dummy, is a full-scale Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic test device (ATD) that simulates the dimensions, weight proportions and articulation of the human body during a traffic collision. Dummies are used by researc ...

People

* Dummy (nickname), several people with the nickname *

Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham ( – 4 September 1863) was the pseudonym of an unidentified elderly man who was one of the last people to be accused of witchcraft in England in the 19th century. He died after being beaten and thrown into a ...

(c. 1788–1863), one of the last people to be accused of being a witch in England

Arts and entertainment

Characters

Dummy (Marvel Comics) The Xavier Institute was one of the fictional schools situated at X-Mansion in the Marvel Universe, published in American comic books by Marvel Comics. The school was originally opened as ''Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters'' by Professor Xav ...

, from the comic book ''X-Men'' *

Dummy (DC Comics) Dummy is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history The original Dummy first appears in ''Leading Comics'' #1 and was created by Mort Weisinger and Mort Meskin. He is not to be conf ...

Films

* ''Dummy'' (1979 film), a TV movie starring LeVar Burton and Paul Sorvino * ''Dummy'' (2002 film), a comedy/drama * ''Dummy'', a 2009 coming-of-age drama starring

Emma Catherwood Emma Catherwood (born 7 December 1978) is a Welsh actress and former model best known for her role as Jo in ''My Kingdom'' and for playing Penny Valentine in ''Holby City''. She studied the Meisner technique in London, and has degrees in English ...

* ''Dummy'', a short film by

Kira Muratova Kira Georgievna Muratova (; ; ; née Korotkova, 5 November 1934 – 6 June 2018) was a Ukrainian

* ''The Dummy'' (1917 film), an American silent drama * ''The Dummy'' (1929 film), an American comedy

Music

* Dummy (band), a band from Los Angeles * ''Dummy'' (album), 1994, by Portishead * "Dummy", a song by 6ix9ine from the album ''

Dummy Boy ''Dummy Boy'' (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American rapper 6ix9ine. It was released on November 27, 2018, but was originally scheduled to be released four days earlier. It follows his EP, ''Day69'', released earlier in 201 ...

'' * "Dummy!", a track from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game ''Undertale by Toby Fox'' * "Dummy", a song by Portugal. The Man from the album ''

Chris Black Changed My Life ''Chris Black Changed My Life'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Portugal. The Man. It was released on June 23, 2023 by Atlantic Records. The album was primarily produced by Jeff Bhasker and Asa Taccone, with Tommy Danvers, Tyle ...

'' * "Dummy", a 2023 song by

Keung To Keung To ( Chinese: ; born 30 April 1999) is a Hong Kong singer, actor, and a member of the Hong Kong boy band group Mirror. He rose to fame after winning ViuTV's reality talent competition ''Good Night Show - King Maker'' in 2018. Keung made ...

Television

* "Dummy" (''Pushing Daisies'' episode) * "

The Dummy "The Dummy" is the 98th episode of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'' starring Cliff Robertson as a ventriloquist. It is not to be confused with a similar episode " Caesar and Me", in which Jackie Cooper plays a ve ...

", an episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' * ''Dummy'' (TV series), a 2020 web comedy

Other

* Dummy, in

contract bridge Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking game, trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two Team game, competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each othe ...

, the partner of the player who wins the auction, or that player's hand

Linguistics

* Dummy auxiliary, such as ''do'' in some English sentences *

Dummy pronoun A dummy pronoun, also known as an expletive pronoun, is a deictic pronoun that fulfills a syntactical requirement without providing a contextually explicit meaning of its referent. As such, it is an example of exophora. A dummy pronoun is us ...

, such as ''it'' in the sentence ''it is good to relax''

Military

Dummy round A dummy round or drill round is a round that is completely inert, i.e., contains no primer, propellant, or explosive charge (filling). It is used to check weapon function, and for crew training. Dummy ammunition is distinct from "practice" am ...

, a round of ammunition that is completely inert *

Military dummy Dummies and decoys are fake military equipment that are intended to deceive the enemy. Dummies and decoys are only one aspect of military deception. Examples During World War II, dummy airfields and even towns were used in England to divert Germa ...

, fake military equipment used for deception

Sport

Dummy (football) In association football, rugby league, rugby union and Australian rules football, a dummy or feint is a player deceiving the opposition into believing he is going to pass, shoot, move in a certain direction, or receive the ball and instead doing so ...

, an association football (soccer), rugby league and rugby union ruse *

Dummy pass Rugby league football has accrued considerable jargon to describe aspects of the game. Many terms originate in the Laws of the Game. Some aspects of the game have more than one term referring to them. Different terms have become popularly used to ...

, in rugby league football

Other uses

Dummy Lake (disambiguation) Dummy Lake or Lac Dummy may refer to the following Canadian lakes: * Dummy Lake, Manitoba, now known as Wargatie Lake * Dummy Lake (Ontario), Kenora District, Ontario * Lac Dummy, Outaouais, Quebec See also * Big Dummy Lake, Barron County, Wis ...

, any of several places * Dummy sheet, a blank sheet folded as a pre-print newspaper test * Dummy variable, another term for

bound variable In mathematics, and in other disciplines involving formal languages, including mathematical logic and computer science, a variable may be said to be either free or bound. Some older books use the terms real variable and apparent variable for f ...

in mathematics *

Dummy variable (statistics) In regression analysis, a dummy variable (also known as indicator variable or just dummy) is one that takes a binary value (0 or 1) to indicate the absence or presence of some categorical effect that may be expected to shift the outcome. For e ...

, another term for binary variable in statistics *

Pacifier A pacifier is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple substitute given to an infant or toddler to suckle on between feedings to quiet their distress by satisfying the need to suck when they do not need to eat. Pacifiers normally have three parts: ...

, called a dummy in some countries *

Steam dummy A steam dummy or dummy engine, in the United States and Canada, was a steam locomotive enclosed in a wooden box structure made to resemble a passenger railroad car. Steam dummies had some popularity in the first decades of railroading in the U.S ...

, a steam engine made to resemble a railroad passenger coach