DEADHEAD

Deadhead

Deadhead or Dead Head is a name given to fans of the American jam band, the Grateful Dead. In the 1970s, a number of fans began travelling to see the band in as many shows or festival venues as they could. With large numbers of people thus attending strings of shows, a community developed. Deadheads developed their own idioms and slang.

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Dead Head

Dead Head is a Dutch thrash metal band from the Dutch city Kampen. The band was formed in 1989 by the four original members Tom van Dijk, Robbie Woning, Ronnie van der Wey, and Hans Spijker . Their mission was to become the most intensive and brutal thrash-metal band Europe ever had seen. They were influenced by classic thrash metal bands like Dark Angel, Kreator and Sadus.

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deadhead

Noun

  1. A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend
  2. An employee of a transportation company, especially a pilot, traveling as a passenger for logistical reasons, for example to return home or travel to their next assignment.
  3. Anyone traveling for free.
  4. A train or truck moved between cities with no passengers or freight, in order to make it available for service
  5. A person staying at a lodging, such as a hotel or boarding house, without paying rent; freeloader.
  6. A stupid or boring person; dullard
  7. Driftwood.
  8. A fan of the rock band the (usually Deadhead).
  9. A zombie.

Verb

  1. To travel as a deadhead, or non-paying passenger.
  2. To drive an empty vehicle.
  3. To send (a person or message) for free.
  4. To remove spent or dead blossoms from a plant.
    If you deadhead your roses regularly, they will bloom all season.


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