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dummy

noun as in stupid person

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“I am an optimist, dummy that I am,” Anderson contends.

On social media, he has called Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell "a real dummy", accusing him of holding back the economy by leaving interest rates too high for too long.

From BBC

In a mistake that the rigger would not discover until later, they included a dummy chute that would not open.

Facing Spain, the ball found its way to Miller, who was lurking out wide - a dummy, step and a searing break was quickly finished by the flanker.

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However, up stepped star full-back and sevens captain Bianca Silva, who dummied and raced over half of the pitch to score.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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