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dead leg 

(Britain, Ireland): A leg that is painfully numbed, stiffened, or cramped by impact such as by a deliberate or accidental kick or other blow.

Known as a charley horse or charlie horse in the United States where it can also mean a blow to the arm, often given during horseplay.
* He lashed out with his foot and gave him a dead leg.
dead leg by Josifer July 31, 2012

dead leg 

its where you smash somebody in the leg really hard and there leg goes like numb, and they have trouble moving it because you just smashed it.
Dooge: man just shuts aop!
Matt: DEAD LEG!!!(smash)
Dooge: ow man shits!
dead leg by matty November 7, 2004

Dead Leg 

A painful swelling, normally in the thigh, caused by a punch or quick blow. Bruising and discoloration tend to follow dead legs and leave the victim with a numb leg that is hard to walk on. Normally occurs between guys but rare instances of girls giving guys dead legs have been discovered. Also known as a Charlie Horse.
Claire: Hey I don't know what a dead leg is.
Will: Hey you're right.
Dead Leg by Bootstrap Will February 4, 2010

Dead Leg 

Putting a swear on something but instead of a swear its putting it on a dead leg.
Ex 1: Man im finna kill my dogs sista on freakin dead legs

Ex 2: Main i hate my mf math teacher and i put that on dead legs
Dead Leg by The Coochie Advisor February 9, 2021

Dead leg 

Not the same as a Charlie horse- a Charlie horse is a cramp in the muscle and feels different than dead leg. This term is used commonly among recovering drug addicts and others on common medications because a common side effect is a very strange feeling in the muscles(most commonly legs/arms) that is partially relieved by contracting the muscles. This does not work out the feeling as you can with a Charlie horse because it is actually a feeling you’re having, not a physical problem occurring, as the result of the addition or subtraction of unnatural substances in the body.
The heroine addict had such bad dead leg that he couldn’t stop violently moving his legs for hours .

The girl experienced mild dead leg after taking Seroquel for her insomnia and could only truly relieve it by going to bed.
Dead leg by Nota Heroine-User February 6, 2018

Smartphone dead leg 

The loss of feeling in the legs due to prolonged smartphone use whilst sitting down, in particular on the toilet.
"Whoa candy crush just gave me mad smartphone dead leg on that last poo break!"