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DEAD DUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dead duck mean?
• DEAD DUCK (noun)
The noun DEAD DUCK has 1 sense:
1. something doomed to failure
Familiarity information: DEAD DUCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something doomed to failure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
as theories go, that's a dead duck
Hypernyms ("dead duck" is a kind of...):
failure (lack of success)
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