dead man
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
An extra loaf stolen from a bakery by a servant who smuggles it into the customer's basket (and sometimes fraudulently charges it to the customer).
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “dead man” mean?
A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed.
Is “dead man” formal or informal?
dead man is generally slang.