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    [Noun]  | "de*coy" | \ ˈdē-ˌkȯi \


    1: a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture

    2: someone or something used to lure or lead another into a trap; especially, hunting : an artificial bird used to attract live birds within shot

    3: someone or something used to draw attention away from another

    Origin: 1630 ;

     Probably from Dutch de kooi, literally, the cage;

    [Verb]  | "de*coy" | \ di-ˈkȯi \


    1: to lure by or as if by a decoy : entice

    Origin: 1648 ;

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    [Noun]  | "decoy" 


    1: something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap;


      * e.g., " ... we set the decoy afloat in the marsh and from the blind waited for the ducks to arrive "



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    [Verb]  | "decoy" 


    1: to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage;


      * e.g., " ... tacky souvenir shops to which first-time tourists had been decoyed into spending their hard-earned money "



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     [ "decoy" ]

    1: A usually attractive female who lures men and has bad intentions to do them harm.

      * e.g.,  ... What out for her she's a decoy. 

     [ "decoy" ]

    1: When having sex in the doggy position, withdraw and allow spit to fall across the partners' back. Thinking you have came across their back, they will turn, when you can really release. Ideally, aim for the face.

      * e.g.,  ... She wouldn't let me come in her face, so I pulled a decoy on her. 

     [ "decoy" ]

    1: In urban driving, it's that driver who wants to pass you much faster than traffic. If you let them get in front of you, which is what they want, then the police will pull them over first.

      * e.g.,  ...  A driver who has somewhere to be knows how to be the second-fastest car on the road, and not be a decoy for someone else. Yeah, I have somewhere to be but I'm not going any faster than 74. That guy who just zoomed past is my decoy. Awesome, a decoy! Let me merge right and let you pass. I'll wave to you on the shoulder in 10 miles. 

     [ "decoy" ]

    1: When a group ugly of men or women has an attractive person accompany them social events to attract the opposite sex.

      * e.g.,  ... I wasw fooled into introducing myself to these chicks because of their decoy. 

     [ "decoy" ]

    1: The female friends you hang out with to attract more women coming to you.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Why are you spending money on these girls when they do not put out for you? 

     [ "decoy" ]

    1: To do something stupid relating to computers

      * e.g.,  ... He put his Power Supply in the bath to clean it... what a decoy! 

     [ "decoy" ]

    1: Papman's Sidekick

      * e.g.,  ... Papman's sidekick is Decoy. 

     [ "decoying" ]

    1: The fine social con of bringing a person as your date to an event such as a wedding to give the impression you are in a serious relationship when you are not.

      * e.g.,  ... As he was merely decoying, primarily for the benefit of his ex, he made sure to add to the impression by not being able to keep his lips and hands off his stunning partner throughout the evening. 

     [ "Decoy" ]

    1: An attractive girl younger then you.

      * e.g.,  ... “Have u checked out Rosie lately? She is pretty Decoy.” 

     [ "Decoy" ]

    1: a bird or a mammal or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals.

      * e.g.,  ... He was decoyed by his enemies. 

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