Usually means: Person failing to meet obligations.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. dead beat: Collins English Dictionary
  2. dead-beat: Wordnik
  3. dead beat: Wiktionary
  4. Dead beat: Dictionary.com
  5. Dead Beat (The Dresden Files), Dead Beat (novel), The Dead-Beat: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Dead beat: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. Dead beat: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. dead beat: FreeDictionary.org
  9. dead beat: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

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  1. dead beat: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Dead beat)

noun:  Alternative form of deadbeat [(derogatory) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.]

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