as in idiot
a stupid person
people knew that he was a deadhead and voted for him anyway
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The plaza behind San Jose City Hall was filled with Deadheads and DJs on Thursday night, as the city distinctively celebrated its historic connection to the Grateful Dead by illuminating City Hall in light show of swirling colors, with the legendary band’s music ringing out in the courtyard.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
This was Dead country, with cover bands constantly playing and Phish, founded by another UVM deadhead out of the college town of Burlington, coming up through the local scene.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
As Deadheads and pretty much everyone in the world of the Dead agrees, 1995 wasn’t a banner year for the band.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
Provide staking in windy areas and deadhead spent blooms for a second flush.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
This was Dead country, with cover bands constantly playing and Phish, founded by another UVM deadhead out of the college town of Burlington, coming up through the local scene.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
As Deadheads and pretty much everyone in the world of the Dead agrees, 1995 wasn’t a banner year for the band.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
Provide staking in windy areas and deadhead spent blooms for a second flush.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadhead
Noun
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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But the new parking fees at Balboa Park are a whole new level of stupid.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Deadhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadhead. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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