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Dead head

Dead head is the alternative spelling of Deadhead.

Meaning of Deadhead

Noun

Deadhead (plural Deadheads)

  1. (slang) A fan of the rock band Grateful Dead.
    • Out on the road today / I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac1984, “The Boys of Summer”, in Don Henley (lyrics), Building the Perfect Beast

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Forms of Dead head

pluralDead heads

Questions about Dead head

What is Dead head the alternative spelling of?
Dead head is the alternative spelling of Deadhead.

Words near Dead head in the dictionary

  1. dead ground
  2. dead hand
  3. dead hands
  4. dead hang
  5. dead hangs
  6. Dead head
  7. Dead heads
  8. dead heat
  9. dead heats
  10. dead hedge
  11. dead hedges

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