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noun

Slang. a person or thing that is dead, doomed, or beyond recovery.

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Origin of dead meat

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby dead meat

dead man's hand, dead man's handle, dead man walking, dead march, dead matter, dead meat, dead-melt, deadname, dead nettle, dead of, dead-on

How to use dead meat in a sentence

Obviously state Republicans looked at that 2008 number and thought "if they do something like that again, we're dead meat."
Florida Is Going Democratic|Michael Tomasky|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Where would the poor make a profit out of their dead meat without me?
Seven Short Plays|Lady Gregory
The destruction of live stock was something more to them than lost property, than dead meat.
Our Part in the Great War|Arthur Gleason
Attracted by the effluvia from the dead meat, the bluebottles haunt my laboratory, the windows of which are always open.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre

They are eagerly eaten by the fish, which appear to thrive on them better than on dead meat.
New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century|Various
There are also extensive lairages for live-stock, and cold storage for dead meat.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

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