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dead ringer 

1)When someone looks very similar to someone else; a lookalike.

2)dead ringer(s); A a show on BCC 2(or is it 1?) were impersonators do impressions of celebrities.
"Wow, that guy's a dead ringer for Elvis Presley, I thought he was back from the dead!"
dead ringer by Na May 8, 2004

dead-ringer 

a fake which looks just like the real thing
When two people look the same you might say:

Dave is a dead ringer for bob!
dead-ringer by cjklee March 6, 2005

Deringer Scale 

As stated by comedian and TV show host Zane Lamprey on a scale of 1 to 10 of how likely you were to masturbate as a measure of how you are feeling at a given time.
Sick with the flu I told the doctor on the Deringer Scale I was a 4.
Deringer Scale by Tw1g December 6, 2010

Dead Ringer 

The Dead Ringer is a Cloak Watch in TF2. With it, the spy using it can use a percentage of the cloak's duration to feign their own death, and later reappear with a distinct sound effect, creating a nasty surprise for the would-be killer.
Spies using the Dead Ringer are tricky opponents.
Dead Ringer by sebacostamr September 3, 2018
A small short barreled pistol that was apparently very popular with ladies back in England in the 1800's (at least according to all the Romance Novelists) due to its ability to fit into a pocket.
As the large man reached for Alessandra, she pulled the small derringer out of her pocket and fired it into his chest.
derringer by AMineE May 18, 2005

dead ringer 

1. a person or thing that looks exactly like anther person or thing

2. an exact duplicate
That bear is a dead ringer of the one that was found in the pool.