Dead ringer meaning4/25/2023 MR BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAST Comment by elizabeth void I freaking love freedom!!! Comment by Box man I rediscovered this bc of a mr beast shitpost with this Comment by Eleutheromania I never really was on your side Comment by Owal Pls I need this on Spotify Comment by Drunken Pirate It sounds like Spamton is singing this part Comment by Aleximus Rip old thumbnail was peak Comment by Cool Kid95ĭid the thumbnail just change a second ago what?! Comment by SPAMTONGSPAMTON_1997 Yo yahimice goes next after me with "mr beans" Comment by coindemon More dancey works in a similar direction as the Spamton JSR remix. SECOND DEAD RINGER!? THE BATTLE MUST START. The sprite on the thumbnail looks familiar, gotta check to reassure Comment by Nonsensical occurensies. This part is not that good but the rest is Comment by deadguy_63 If you aren’t already, please also consider supporting us - even the equivalent of a single cup of coffee a month will help us cover mailing, site hosting, and maintenance costs.(i hated looking at the old thumbnail so i changed it haha >:P It remains FREE, AD-free, and ALIVE thanks to voluntary donations from appreciative readers. HERZLICHEN DANK to all readers helping me keep OWAD alive with single or monthly donations.Įvery month, I spend evening and weekend hours with my family researching and writing your daily OWAD. “Who would have thought that the English phrase ‘DEAD-RINGER’ is a synonym for doppelgänger?" SMUGGLE OWAD into an English conversation, say something like: THANKS to Sabine for suggesting today’s word! stop dead in one’s tracks = to stop completely still suddenly because of fear, a noise, etc (The scream stopped me dead in my tracks until I realised it was just the television)Ĭarbon copy, clone, copycat, DEAD-RINGER, doppelgänger, double, duplicate, exact, facsimile, indistinguishable, lookalike, match, mirror image, replica, simulacrum, spitting image, stand-in, twin knock somebody dead = to do something so well or look so attractive, other people admire you a lot (You really knocked them dead with your speech at the seminar!) dead wood = people in an organization who are management deem to be no longer useful (Many banks are now getting rid of their dead wood) dead certain = to be very sure (I’m dead certain I sent you the e-mail last week) a dead end = a situation in which no progress can be made (The European marketing strategy is a dead end) It can be found in a variety of expressions and phrases. The word “dead”, contrary to its basic meaning, is far from lifeless. The phrase has also been used in various fields, such as sports and entertainment, to describe someone who closely resembles a well-known athlete or celebrity.ĭespite its long history, the term remains popular and is often used in casual conversation to describe any situation where there is an exact or nearly identical match. For example, twins are often referred to as dead-ringers because of their striking similarity. Over time, the phrase has been used to describe people, objects, and situations that are so alike that they are often mistaken for each other. The term “dead” here means “exact” or “precise” and “ringer” means “duplicate” or “imposter”. The phrase “dead-ringer” originated in the late 19th century and its earliest usage was in reference to horses that were nearly identical in appearance. The Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary someone or something which looks very similar to someone or something else
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