dead pool

noun

A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die.

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Meanings

noundead pool (plural dead pools)

plural dead pools · alternative deadpool

  1. A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die.

    Synonyms: death pool

  2. The point at which a reservoir no longer has enough water to flow downstream of its dam, at which point (for example) a dam's turbines are no longer able to generate power.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die.

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death pool
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Cite this entry
APA

dead pool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20pool

MLA

“dead pool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20pool. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead pool,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20pool.

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