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dead pool

A bet on which celebrities or public figures will die during a given period of time.

All participants agree on the amount to bet and choose 10, 15, or 20 famous people for their individual list. Duplicates are allowed, as long as each list is not exactly the same.

The person who guesses the most deaths during the time period wins the entire pool. In the case of a tie, the dead pool may continue for another month or more in hopes of a tie-breaker, or the winners may split the proceeds.

Most dead pools begin on January 1st and finish on December 31 of the same year.
Three weeks into the new year and I've already marked a celeb and an athlete off on my dead pool.
by WhatDivaWants February 14, 2012
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A swimming pool filled by people who like to swear / curse a lot.
At that party, the vibe was so wild the swimming pool becomes a "dead pool", with everyone tossing around curse words like they were diving into the water!
by Emotional Cruiser July 26, 2025
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A "dead pool" of water in a reservoir is the level below which water can no longer flow out through the dam's outlets, meaning it's trapped and unusable for power generation or downstream supply, a critical concern for major US dams like Lake Mead and Lake Powell due to drought and climate change, signifying a severe water crisis.

What % of water is left in the dead pool depends on the reservoir.
A "dead pool" of water in a reservoir is the level below which water can no longer flow out through the dam's outlets
by Modern Women December 27, 2025
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