1
: one who has not paid for a ticket
2
: a dull or stupid person
3
: a partially submerged log
4
Deadhead
: a devoted fan of the rock group the Grateful Dead
The bond between the [Grateful] Dead and the Deadheads was extraordinary.—
Bill Barich
Bill Barich5
gardening
: a faded blossom on a flowering plant
Pansies are still available for late spring bloom. Keep deadheads off.—Edith Henderson
Edith Henderson
deadheaded; deadheading; deadheads
: to remove the faded flowers of (a plant) especially to keep a neat appearance and to promote reblooming by preventing seed production
Synonyms
Noun
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
Examples of deadhead in a Sentence
Noun
people knew that he was a deadhead and voted for him anyway
Verb
She's out in the garden deadheading the rosebushes.
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Ashraf Khalil and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The band’s touring long held together a subculture of Deadheads who traded cassette recordings, traveled behind the band.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
With their sticky foliage and stems, petunias have never been an enjoyable plant to deadhead.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
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Noun
Music Dead & Company announce new Sphere residency in Las Vegas
Dec. 4, 2024
Longtime Deadheads, including actors Miles Teller and Chloë Sevigny and talk show host David Letterman, paid tribute to the band’s blend of musical experimentation, longevity and community-building.
—Ashraf Khalil and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The band’s touring long held together a subculture of Deadheads who traded cassette recordings, traveled behind the band.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
The new flowers hide old, spent blooms which eventually drop their petals, so there is no need to deadhead.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
With their sticky foliage and stems, petunias have never been an enjoyable plant to deadhead.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
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“Deadhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadhead. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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