Dead ringer (idiom)
Dead ringer is an idiom in English.
A ringer is defined in October 1882 in the Manitoba Free Press: "A horse that is taken through the country and trotted under a false name and pedigree is called a 'ringer.".[1]
The idiom dead ringer' means "an exact duplicate".[1]
In popular culture
"Dead Ringer" is a song on The Stranglers "No More Heroes" album.
"Dead Ringer for Love" is a song performed by Meat Loaf and Cher from Meat Loaf's third studio album, Dead Ringer.
It is mentioned in a song by Dire Straits: Lady Writer.
The Dead Ringer is the name of a cloaking device for the Spy in Team Fortress 2 which allow him to feign death.