When an overbearing, powerful or dangerous figure is dead, or alternatively when someone has lost their fear of life, others, and their own limitations, via life experience and wisdom (most often a single guy in his 30s or 40s) so is therefore unpredictable in his own way and cool, and is as likely to stand up and help the underdog or unlock the genius of others as he is doing something edgy, hurtful or confusing. The 'lion' in this case is/was his place in society, which he has in some regards abandoned or transcended while still being a vibrant and potentially threatening figure with it.
Bye-bye Saddam Hussein. That lion be dead.
Alternatively, for the living: Did you see Paddy Considine in that Dead Man's Shoes film? That one muckerfucking scary but cool Dead Lion.
Alternatively, for the living: Did you see Paddy Considine in that Dead Man's Shoes film? That one muckerfucking scary but cool Dead Lion.
by DeadLion September 26, 2013
by Jeremy Hillary Boob PHD January 21, 2012
by youstupidnigga April 04, 2017
by Jen-"Niffer" April 12, 2006
by 234thankyou July 07, 2019
“Dead Opps” popularized by Chicago an NY rappers refers to a person or gangs opposition (enemies). Hence the slang “opps”. The “Dead” comes into play as they are referring to killing there opposition.
by La Quica April 01, 2021