chuck a dummy

verb

To feign an epileptic attack.

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Meanings

verbchuck a dummy (third-person singular simple present chucks a dummy, present participle chucking a dummy, simple past and past participle chucked a dummy)

present singular third person chucks a dummy · participle present chucking a dummy · participle past chucked a dummy · past chucked a dummy

  1. slangTo feign an epileptic attack.
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APA

chuck a dummy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuck%20a%20dummy

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“chuck a dummy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuck%20a%20dummy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chuck a dummy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuck%20a%20dummy.

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