dead as a mackerel

adjective

Utterly dead.

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Meanings

adjectivedead as a mackerel (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesimileUtterly dead.
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APA

dead as a mackerel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20as%20a%20mackerel

MLA

“dead as a mackerel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20as%20a%20mackerel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead as a mackerel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20as%20a%20mackerel.

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