body double

Meanings

1. A film stand-in for an actor, in scenes not involving the face, especially during scenes of nudity, or of dangerous activity.
2. A political decoy; a person employed to impersonate a politician, in order to draw attention away from the real person or to take risks on their behalf.
3. A person who is present nearby — or virtually connected to — a person with ADHD in order to increase their attention and focus.

1. To act as a body double.
2. To stand in for an actor in a film.
3. To impersonate a politician in order to draw attention away from the real person or to take risks on their behalf.
4. To be present nearby, or virtually connected to, a person with ADHD in order to increase their attention and focus.

Etymology

The psychological sense was coined by ADHD coach Linda Anderson in 1996.