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ded¹

adjective more ded · most ded

  1. alternative, colloquial, especially, humorous, nonstandard Alternative form of dead

ded²

Where it comes from

From Russian military slang дед (ded, “soldiers after their third or fourth half-year of compulsory military service”, literally “grandfather”).

noun deds

  1. slang A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual).

DED³

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Dutch elm disease

DEd⁴

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Doctor of Education

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@misc{ded_2026,
  title = {ded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}