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deadwing 

A person who has been compromised or proven themselves unreliable, untrustworthy, a liability, and generally useless. Someone who has fallen from grace, and is generally ostracized. Someone who destroys themselves or others or causes great harm due to acts of stupidity, hubris, vanity, greed or negligence. For example, Icarus flew too close to the sun, melting his wings, and fell to his death.

Surprisingly, this word is used quite often in English-speaking countries, but does not appear in mainstream dictionaries. Some examples of popular references are Porcupine Tree's album entitled "Deadwing", and used in "Walking Dead" when Martinez refers to the Governor as a 'deadwing'.
After falling asleep on guard duty for the third time, Billy had become a deadwing, and was no longer trustworthy for guard duty.
Barney was a deadwing and could no longer be allowed to carry a gun after it went off and shot Otis, who was passed out drunk in a nearby jail cell.
They're making that deadwing Johnny sweep floors after he drove the forklift off the loading dock.
This is the third bar Billy's got us thrown out of tonight, so as far as I'm concerned, he's just a deadwing.
deadwing by dengwms November 23, 2013
Words you can keep
To pretend to be dead. To lie down in a manner in which someone would be presumed dead. Usually done with a group of friends for comical reasons or just out of plain boredom. In order to successfully Dead you must have a picture taken of the person Deading and the Dead must be named.
Let's all just start Deading in the elevator.
Bro I'm about to pull off a Dead Elevator, you down?
Deading by mustbenew September 17, 2011
The act of cutting off all communication with someone
"I can't believe she's just deading me after we'd been friends for so long."
Deading by CentaurCat January 28, 2017

Dreadwing 

Dreadwing nearly killed me!
Dreadwing by deathboy5 March 6, 2013

Deadringer 

A word to describe someone who has the same physcial appearance as another person.

The word originated from medieval Britain when it was believed that when a person dies his spirit walks to his birthplace and rings a bell signalling the end of the physical life.
"Kelsey Grammer is a deadringer or Mussolini."
Deadringer by themasterofshadowgays September 10, 2011

Dreadwing 

IT'S DREADWING, HE'S PUNISHING, HIS GATTLING GUN IS ILLIN! THE DECEPTICON WARRIOR IS A TRANSFORMER RAMA, A THREE IN ONE VILLAIN THAT'S CHILLIN! COMBAT TANK AND SONIC JET TRANSFORM INTO DOUBLE-TROUBLE ROBOTS! HIS MISSILES GO BOOM! SPELLING CERTAIN DOOM! AS THEY TAKE APART THE AWESOME AUTOBOTS!
"lookout, it's Dreadwing!"
Not responding to a form of communication, be it a snapchat, DM, message, text, etc.
Ellen was deading all the snaps I sent her last night, I think she is mad at me.
Deading by bredcatman October 7, 2016
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Omg, the ramifications!”
-“You forgot about the rammys, bro.”
Rammys by Brandonmical August 4, 2023
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Failure Shower 

When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
Failure Shower by Vikingnz October 27, 2009
Word of the Day on September 8, 2026
Acronym for Non-Athletic Regular Person. Your schools lacrosse team probably shouts it at you while you walk by.
Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
NARP by Douchebag McKenzy March 31, 2010
Word of the Day on September 7, 2026

High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
High School Liquid by Thaedris July 30, 2008
Word of the Day on September 6, 2026

Purple Patch 

To describe coming into something good, coming into good luck and or good times.

Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
I hit a real purple patch.

The other day this good thing happened unexpectedly then I was lucky with this, it was unique, I hit a real purple patch.
Purple Patch by Ralph Shitstorm October 27, 2020
Word of the Day on September 5, 2026
(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
Word of the Day on September 4, 2026
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