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deader than disco

deader than disco adjective: unquestionably dead.

Adjective

deader than disco (comparative form only)

  1. (comparative-only, simile) Unquestionably dead.
  2. (comparative-only, simile) Extremely old-fashioned.

Origin of deader than disco

In reference to the disco trend of the 1970s.

Questions about deader than disco

What does deader than disco mean?
Deader than disco means unquestionably dead.
What part of speech is deader than disco?
Deader than disco is an adjective.

Words near deader than disco in the dictionary

  1. deadenylylates
  2. deadenylylating
  3. deadenylylation
  4. deader
  5. deader than a doornail
  6. deader than disco
  7. deaders
  8. deadest
  9. deadeye
  10. Deadeye Dick
  11. Deadeye Dicks

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