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In some dead-end towns, it's essentially the mall for teenagers. But even that isn't wanting to go so much as having nowhere else. So I guess it's nostalgia. Townie loser nostalgia.
(by extension) To come to nothing; to reach a hopeless situation.
Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!
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"[I]n Russia, even the war-hawk bloggers are increasingly speaking of defeats and 'dead-end' warfare." youtu.be/ZUDmgPe5iYc?...
(US) To come to a dead-end.
Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!
Dead-end means: To come to a dead-end.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
dead-end means: To come to a dead-end.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“In some dead-end towns, it's essentially the mall for teenagers. But even that isn't wanting to go so much as having nowhere else. So I guess it's nostalgia. Townie loser nostalgia.”
“"[I]n Russia, even the war-hawk bloggers are increasingly speaking of defeats and 'dead-end' warfare." youtu.be/ZUDmgPe5iYc?...”
“it's a good things LLMs are a dead-end technology with no possibility of becoming self-aware, let alone superintelligent, because these fuckers would all gleefully reenact the plot of System Shock given five seconds of opportunity.”
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Going nowhere; blocked.
a dead-end street
Dead-end means: Going nowhere; blocked.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
dead-end means: Going nowhere; blocked.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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