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dead ducks

dead ducks is the plural of dead duck.

Meaning of dead duck

Noun

dead duck (plural dead ducks)

  1. (idiomatic) One who is in serious danger or trouble.
    • She's a dead duck if she starts flirting with my boyfriend!
  2. (idiomatic) A project that is doomed to failure from the start.
    • The government decision meant that the proposed boycott of South African goods was a dead duck.

Questions about dead ducks

What is dead ducks the plural of?
Dead ducks is the plural of dead duck.

Words near dead ducks in the dictionary

  1. dead dropped
  2. dead dropping
  3. dead drops
  4. dead drunk
  5. dead duck
  6. dead ducks
  7. dead end
  8. dead ends
  9. dead finish
  10. dead first
  11. dead fish

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