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dead air
dead-air space
dead-and-alive
dead axle
dead beat
dead bolt
dead cat bounce
dead center
dead duck
dead end
dead-end
dead-ender
dead fingers
dead finish
dead hand
dead heat
dead-heat
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dead duck
dead duck (plural dead ducks)


noun 
Definition:
 
failure: something or somebody with no chance of success or survival ( slang )

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