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Deadnaming

The mere fact of calling a person by their old firstname when they've already legally changed names.
"Hey Wenfei"
"Ew stop calling me that. I recently changed my name to Joseph, remember?"
"Oh, right... sorry forgot."
"It's okay. I just hate my old name, it sounds so stupid and weird. I feel more like a Joseph, y'know."

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Dead Name

A name given on birth, a name that the person using this word most likley dosent go by.
Usually used by Trans, Nonbinary or people questioning gender.
"Dont use their dead name"
by 1XxAXExX1 September 5, 2021
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Deadnaming

1.) It's not a real thing.

2.) It's made up bullshit.
3 ) OK, fine. A term thrown around by petulant fantasy dwellers when they fail to force others to play along in their delusions.
John: Hey, Bob. How's life?

Bob: Stop deadnaming me, you insensitive transphobe. It's Roberta now.
John: OK, Bob.

Bob: Racist.
by douche-hater September 9, 2023
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Deadgame

A game which is so popular that no one talks about it later on.
Someone released a game called 'Betaslayer', ripping of my game 'Beastslayer' so badly that it everyone started playing it. The truth was revealed and it is a deadgame now.
by _Smash_ July 25, 2020
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Dead Name

Name that a person used to be referred to before coming out as trans
You should NEVER EVER refer to ANY TRANS PERSON by their dead name
by Wixkslfjdkfirjeje February 15, 2025
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