deadhead

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Age has made me a bad deadhead - I knew the show - the show at the Gorge - was coming up, but I wasn't paying attention.

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  1. noun A person who uses a free ticket for admittance, accommodation, or entertainment.
  2. noun A vehicle, such as an aircraft, that transports no passengers or freight during a trip.
  3. noun A person regarded as dull-witted or sluggish.
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  • "Unless you can ride a slicboard CHAPTER 16 Hey, deadhead," Konnie said, stripping green-dyed hair back from his narrow pasty face. —  Lilith Saintcrow - [Dante Valentine 1] - Working for the Devil
  • Idiot deadhead, thinking he could sneak up on them. —  Hunter, Healer [Sequel to The Society] - Lilith Saintcrow
  • Maybe I'm wrong about Mister Chicago; sure, he's nuts, but I'm his favorite deadhead, after all, aren't I? —  Steele, Allen - [Near-Space 05] - A King of Infinite Space
  • Cut back, deadhead, or just rip away crappy brown plants that are serving no useful purposes. —  Gardening While Intoxicated
  • Beggar's Tune was the mellow hippie / deadhead / folk joint and then there was Pipe Dreams. —  Expecting Rain
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  1. Cf. Old Danish dödthoved, a fool.
 

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/ˈdɛdhɛd/
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