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deathproof en · ADJ

Etymology

From death + -proof.

Meanings

  1. Resistant to dying.
    • Controlled by computer, the plastic-skinned dummy has a heartbeat, breathes, tries to cough the air tube up out of its windpipe and even vomits. Sim is already serving students from Los Angeles County Hospital as a deathproof patient. 1967, LIFE, volume 63, number 23, page 87:

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more deathproof Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most deathproof Degree=Sup lexicographic