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 the video game Team Fortress 2, which allows him to feign death.
References
- 1 2 Phrase Finder is copyright Gary Martin, 1996-2015. All rights reserved. "A dead ringer". phrases.org.uk.
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