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
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.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Feed them a few times a growing season and deadhead spent blooms to keep the flowers coming until the first frost.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 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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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Feed them a few times a growing season and deadhead spent blooms to keep the flowers coming until the first frost.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 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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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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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There is nothing in the past year that suggests that the portion of this global event that will take place in the U.S. will proceed with anything less than exhausting chaos, a spoonful of stupid, and a dash of tragedy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2026
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Deadhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadhead. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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