English Explanatory Dictionary

dead as a doorknob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Entirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.

Pronunciation

En-au-dead as a doorknob.ogg

Word forms

dead as a doorknob

Etymology

Possibly from a misinterpretation or misunderstanding of the expression dead as a doornail. See usage notes below.

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