dead meat

/ˌdɛd ˈmiːt/

noun

A corpse of a slaughtered animal.

“We'll be dead meat if anyone catches us smoking.”

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dead duckill-fated
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Meanings

noundead meat (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA corpse of a slaughtered animal.
  2. idiomaticslanguncountableSomeone in danger of being killed or severely punished.

    We'll be dead meat if anyone catches us smoking.

    Synonyms: dead duck, ill-fated

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone in danger of being killed or severely punished.

Similar
dead duckill-fated
Also see
accursedcondemnedcursedcusseddamneddead duckdog meatdonedoomedfeyggill-fatedtoasttormented

Translations

Finnish mennyttä
  • mennyttäsomeone in danger of being killed or severely punished
French être fait comme un rat, être un homme mort
  • être fait comme un ratsomeone in danger of being killed or severely punished
  • être un homme mortsomeone in danger of being killed or severely punished
Hungarian vége van
  • vége vansomeone in danger of being killed or severely punished
Icelandic dauðans matur
  • dauðans matursomeone in danger of being killed or severely punished
Polish zagrożony
  • zagrożonysomeone in danger of being killed or severely punished
Cite this entry
APA

dead meat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20meat

MLA

“dead meat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20meat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead meat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20meat.

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