skull dead

When someone is so mashed up on drugs that there’s nothing going on inside

Look at these stoners, they're all skull dead

by disciple_of_jimmy January 17, 2013

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

Ensign Dead

In Star Trek, a random Redshirt who is taken on an away mission simply for the purpose of getting killed. Can also be used to refer to a superfluous member of any friendship or work group - one who doesn't quite fit in and is often left out, or asked to do things the other people won't.

Nerd #1: Who the hell is that guy talking to Bones?
Nerd #2: Oh, that's just Ensign Dead.

Wes: Ugh, someone threw up in the meeting room at the party last night. It's disgusting - someone's got to clean it up.
Nick: Make Jeff do it; he's such an Ensign Dead.

by wolfiesayrawr July 19, 2012

dead or alive

rylees dad or when you are texting someone

“hey, just wanted to know if your dead or alive ?”

by mckinnahall1 December 3, 2022

Dead Thumb

When one is so high, they're unable to use their thumb to ignite their lighter themselves.

"Dude can you light the bowl for me? I've got dead thumb."

by Mau. T October 6, 2015

full dead

When someone (usually in a video game) is not in a wounded/DBNO state but dead beyond revival

1) Did you get him?

2) yeah full dead

by Zhyvok June 18, 2021

dead slide

to punch someone so hard their feet slide out from under them and they fall to the ground leaving them to appear dead to bystanders.

I had to dead slide that guy cuz he was getting in my face.

by ClosingTag December 24, 2021