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deadhead; dead-head verb- to discourage UK
A gardening image of deadheading roses to discourage growth. - I try to deadhead his questions. — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 240, 2001
- to ignore UK
- Usually I wave away or dead-head prozzies on the make, like[.] — Niall Griffiths, Kelly + Victor, p. 67, 2002
- to coast in a car with a depleted petrol supply US
- “Lady,” the Hulk said, “you mean you were deadheading when you rolled up here?” “If that means running empty,” Joanie said, “yeah.” — Emmett Grogan, Final Score, p. 82, 1976
- (used of an airline or railway employee) to ride as a passenger in available seating US, 1854
- Deadheaded up there like a bat out of fuckin’ hell. — George V. Higgins, The Rat on Fire, p. 105, 1981
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