as in idiot
a stupid person
people knew that he was a deadhead and voted for him anyway
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Recent Examples of deadhead
The group’s improvisational performances, relentless touring and fiercely loyal fan base — the Deadheads — transformed live music into a cultural movement.
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Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Sometimes traveling the world to see the band, Deadheads have developed their own subculture and community.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 18 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
Our annual festival in Portland, Maine, brings 4,000 people into a community that rivals the depth of Phish fans and Deadheads.
—Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Sometimes traveling the world to see the band, Deadheads have developed their own subculture and community.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 18 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
Our annual festival in Portland, Maine, brings 4,000 people into a community that rivals the depth of Phish fans and Deadheads.
—Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadhead
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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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 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 20 Mar. 2026.
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