"deader than disco" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-deader than disco.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: In reference to the disco trend of the 1970s. Head templates: {{en-adj|+}} deader than disco (comparative form only)
  1. (simile) Unquestionably dead Tags: comparative-only
    Sense id: en-deader_than_disco-en-adj-PteqcgTm Categories (other): English similes
  2. (simile) Extremely old-fashioned. Tags: comparative-only
    Sense id: en-deader_than_disco-en-adj-7G63clmT Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99

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