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chuck a dummy

chuck a dummy verb: to feign an epileptic attack.

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To feign an epileptic attack.

Forms of chuck a dummy

third-person singular presentchucks a dummy
present participlechucking a dummy
past participlechucked a dummy
pastchucked a dummy

Questions about chuck a dummy

What does chuck a dummy mean?
Chuck a dummy means to feign an epileptic attack.
What part of speech is chuck a dummy?
Chuck a dummy is a verb.
What is the past tense of chuck a dummy?
The past tense of chuck a dummy is chucked a dummy.

Words near chuck a dummy in the dictionary

  1. chuchotage
  2. Chuchow
  3. chuchupate
  4. chuchvara
  5. chuck
  6. chuck a dummy
  7. chuck a sickie
  8. chuck a spaz
  9. chuck a uey
  10. chuck a wobbly
  11. chuck and toss

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