dead pool
noun
dead pool is a noun meaning “A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-E-A-D-P-O-O-L. The plural of dead pool is dead pools.
What does dead pool mean?
noun
- 1
A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die.
- 2
The point at which a reservoir no longer has enough water to flow downstream of its dam, at which point (for example) a dam's turbines are no longer able to generate power.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dead pool
- dead pools plural
- deadpool
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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Also written: deadpool (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).