[ SLANG ][ PSYCHOLOGY ]
Someone who repeatedly puts themselves in situations guaranteed to end badly, then acts surprised when they do.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He texted his ex at 1am again. The man is a certified crash dummy at this point."
LORE & ORIGIN
Borrowed from literal crash-test dummies, applied to people who seem to volunteer for emotional or social wreckage over and over.
FIRST SEEN
2023
PEAK POPULARITY
2023-2026 (Current Slang Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang
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