for dummies

adjective

Intended for a lay audience, simplified.

“It's still too complicated for me to understand. Can you give me the 'for dummies' version?”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. colloquialoftenIntended for a lay audience, simplified.

    It's still too complicated for me to understand. Can you give me the 'for dummies' version?

Origin

From the For Dummies series of instructional reference books.

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APA

for dummies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20dummies

MLA

“for dummies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20dummies. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for dummies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20dummies.

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