dead meat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ded meet]
- /dɛd mit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ded meet]
- /dɛd mit/

Definitions of dead meat words

uncountable noun dead meat If you say that someone is dead meat, you mean that they are in very serious trouble that may result in them being hurt or injured in some way. 3
noun dead meat Slang. a person or thing that is dead, doomed, or beyond recovery. 1
noun dead meat (Slang) A corpse. 0
noun dead meat (Slang) IDI Someone in danger of death or severe punishment. 0

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Origin of dead meat

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Dead meat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dead meat

dead meat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dead meat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dead meat

noun dead meat

pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
babe in the woods — a baby or child.
soft touch — a person who is easily convinced, especially to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities.
toast — a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
vulnerable — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.

All 8 Synonyms of dead meat