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dead giveaways

dead giveaways is the plural of dead giveaway.

Meaning of dead giveaway

Noun

dead giveaway (plural dead giveaways)

  1. (idiomatic) A giveaway that is especially obvious, especially ruinous, or both, disclosing, usually unintentionally, a fact or an intention.
    • That disguise is a dead giveaway! Choose something less obvious.

Questions about dead giveaways

What is dead giveaways the plural of?
Dead giveaways is the plural of dead giveaway.

Words near dead giveaways in the dictionary

  1. dead freight
  2. dead from the neck up
  3. dead furrow
  4. dead furrows
  5. dead giveaway
  6. dead giveaways
  7. dead gold
  8. dead ground
  9. dead hand
  10. dead hands
  11. dead hang

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