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
Tiia	TEE:-ah	Finnish
ZdeŇKa	-	Czech
Agapito	ah-gah-PEE-to	Spanish, Italian
Dagmar	['dægma:]
Mckenzie	mə-KEN-zee	English (Modern)
Zlatica	-	Croatian, Czech, Slovak