A way to recognize someones hightened enlightenment, superiority or overly progressive views by handing out invisible imaginary currency. Mostly distributed in the comments section of a racially charged article on Facebook.

n. The birth name of somebody who has changed their name. Most commonly attributed to trans people, but can be attributed to any person who has changed their name. (sometimes written as two words: dead name)

v. 1. To call somebody by their deadname.
v. 2. To out somebody's deadname to the public.