Synonyms for deadheads
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ded-hed |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛdˌhɛd |
Top 10 synonyms for deadheads
- behind
- black sheep
- blackguard
- bother
- bromide
- bummer
- creep
- culprit
- dawdler
- deadbeat
- deadhead
- derelict
- desperado
- downer
- drag
- drip
- dull person
- evader
- fallen angel
- flat tire
- headache
- jailbird
- JD
- juvie
- loafer
- lounger
- malefactor
- miscreant
- nag
- neglecter
- no show
- nudge
- outlaw
- pain
- pest
- pill
- punk
- recreant
- reprobate
- sinner
- soporific
- stuffed shirt
- tedious person
- tiresome person
- wet blanket
- yawn
- young offender
Définition of deadheads
Origin :- by 1974 in sense of "devotee of the rock music band the Grateful Dead;" earlier (with lower-case) "one who rides for free on the railroads" (1866), and "non-paying spectator" (1841).
- As in bore : noun nuisance
- As in delinquent : noun criminal, often young
- The case of myself and the deadheads of other nights is quite different.
- Extract from : « Our Stage and Its Critics » by "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"
- Why should "bigots" be conciliated; or "deadheads" receive so much consideration?
- Extract from : « Against Home Rule (1912) » by Various
- There were deadheads in abundance, mostly officials and politicians.
- Extract from : « The History of the Telephone » by Herbert N. Casson
- This being the case, Ghosts was, and if played again will, be witnessed by an audience mainly composed of "Deadheads."
- Extract from : « Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, March 21, 1891 » by Various
- There were just seven deadheads on the car, excluding myself, and they were not a bit glad to see me.
- Extract from : « An American Hobo in Europe » by Ben Goodkind
- If a new way of securing exemption were discovered, the whole fraternity of deadheads soon knew of it.
- Extract from : « Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama » by Walter L. Fleming
- "There are no deadheads admitted to the show," said the ticket agent, firmly.
- Extract from : « The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus » by Horatio Alger Jr.
- Seeing what service they render to the managers the deadheads are perhaps entitled to the protection of the phrase "de mortuis."
- Extract from : « Our Stage and Its Critics » by "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"
- She ceases, and amid wild cheers from the paying part of the audience, silent approval from the deadheads, and shouts of "Hooroo!"
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870 » by Various
- This will be a welcome change, for in most of the theatres nowadays one sees a preponderance of Deadheads.
- Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 » by Various
Antonyms for deadheads
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