Dead Ringer

The phrase "dead ringer" comes from Old Medieval England when someone was pronounced dead they were quickly sent for burial due to no refrigeration in mortuaries. This led to some wrong diagnosis and the burial of people who were actually still alive. Many a resumed coffin has been found with server scatch marks on the inside. A contributor of this was the fact that beer, when drunk in large quantities from the old "lead beer mugs" made the thirsty person not only drunk but the appearance of being dead due to the fact the the chemical reaction between the beer and lead slowed the heart beat of the said thirsty person to such an extent that an over enthusiastic dockter may pronounce the drunkard, dead. However, if they were not buried so swiftly they would in fact wake up with no more than a regular and deserved "hangover". Once this was realized and before there was a ban on drinking out of the early beer mugs made of lead, people were buried with a bell so that they could ring it if they were to wake up while 6 feet under. This is also where "saved by the bell" comes from.

During a race or any gaming activity where a particular "unknown" participant excels, they can be termed a "dead ringer", in other words they are back from the dead.

by Boxer52 February 5, 2018

grateful dead

the greatest band of all time. originating in 1965 the grateful dead took the u.s and europe by storm. their fans are usually hippies and refer to themselves as "deadheads". the person writing this is in fact a deadhead. some of the popular songs are SHAKEDOWN STREET, and SCARLET BEGONIAS. the band is still touring even though the lead guitarist and most recognized member of the band, jerry garcia(keep rocking man), passed away in 1995. they now refer to themselves as DEAD AND COMPANY, with john mayer replacing jerry garcia, oteil burnbridge replacing phil lesh, and jeff chimenti on keyboard. the band is rocking

dude, im about to watch the grateful dead!

me too man!

by dickbicycle December 29, 2016

head dead

when the head is so goddamn good that it has you dead.
Can cause you to jerk around, get the chills and just want some more head.

Also expect to make unexpected movements by the amount of pleasure caused from being head dead .

"Damn Nikki, you got me head dead".

by firecock January 8, 2017

Dead Sleeper

Far worse than a heavy sleeper. You could slap them and they would never wake up.

You would have to be a dead sleeper to not wake up from that...

by Bmmolefe January 24, 2017

borderline dead

To be close too death

The man was beaten so bad he was left borderline dead

by Dookie do little January 4, 2020

dead blow

The act of receiving a blow job from a corpse.

“Tonight me and the guys are going to the cemetery, digging up some bodies, and getting some dead blows.”

by ImNotAnAthlete January 23, 2020

Dead But Lit

The feeling when you feel dead inside but lit at the same time. Or vice versa. You can feel dead in the present moment but the when the future holds the potential to be good you feel lit. It can also include feeling joy or happiness from a previous experience like a night out while feeling hungover at that moment.

Person A : I am feeling so dead from last night

Person B: But last night was so lit

Person C: Felling dead but lit!

by Mr Caveman February 15, 2020