Meaning of dead first | Babel Free

Definitions

First, especially first place in a competition.

nonstandard, not-comparable, possibly, rare

Examples

“But when the Great Kroger Bagoff ended the other day at the Alexandria Drive⟳ store it was 22-year-old Daniel Vichitbandha who finished dead first.”

“When I was going through basic training in the army, we had some physical tests, running, pushups, and such like⟳ stuff, and I finished dead last⟳ by a sizable margin. We also had an intelligence test⟳, and I finished dead first, again by a sizable margin.”

“Pittsburgh had finished second in the software firm's 1993 study⟳, when Philadelphia also finished dead first.”

“Once [sic] race⟳ I came in dead first and the other dead last⟳.”

“The Rams, meanwhile, finished dead first in last⟳ year's NFL Draft.”

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