dummy up

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dummy up

verb dummies up · dummying up · dummied up

To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality. The carpenters dummied up a set of simple props for the rehearsals.
To make a fake version of something; to make a counterfeit.
imperative, informal, sometimes To suddenly stop talking; shut up; to keep a secret; to refuse to talk. When he couldn't think of any more good lies, he just dummied up.

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@misc{dummy_up_2026,
  title = {dummy up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dummy%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}