Dictionary

dead meat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌdɛd ˈmiːt/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A corpse of a slaughtered animal.
2. (idiomatic, slang, uncountable) Someone in danger of being killed or severely punished.
   • We'll be dead meat if anyone catches us smoking.

Relateds

double-dead meat

Synonyms

ill-fated · dead duck

Translations (6)

is dauðans matur (someone in danger of being killed or severely punished) · pl zagrożony (someone in danger of being killed or severely punished) · fi mennyttä (someone in danger of being killed or severely punished) · fr être fait comme un rat (someone in danger of being killed or severely punished) · fr être un homme mort (someone in danger of being killed or severely punished) · hu vége van (someone in danger of being killed or severely punished)