dummy run

A trial or practice version of an event, done to prepare for (and mitigate any possible problems during) the real thing. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Let's do a couple dummy runs of your speech so you feel totally comfortable with it for tomorrow's ceremony.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anakletos	-	Ancient Greek
Meri (1)	ME-ree	Finnish
Clay	KLAY	English
Pernilla	-	Swedish
Nicolle	[ni:'kɔ:l]
Varsha	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil