sell the dummy

verb

To succeed in deceiving an opposing player with a feigned action.

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Meanings

verbsell the dummy (third-person singular simple present sells the dummy, present participle selling the dummy, simple past and past participle sold the dummy)

present singular third person sells the dummy · participle present selling the dummy · participle past sold the dummy · past sold the dummy

  1. hobbiesTo succeed in deceiving an opposing player with a feigned action.
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APA

sell the dummy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20the%20dummy

MLA

“sell the dummy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20the%20dummy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sell the dummy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20the%20dummy.

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