Deadeye

/ˈdɛd.aɪ/ noun

Definition

Someone with excellent aim or shooting accuracy; historically a nautical fitting used to tighten ropes.

Etymology

Combination of 'dead' + 'eye.' The gunslinger sense (marksman with perfect aim) emerged in American English by the 1870s, while the nautical sense (a wooden block with holes) dates to earlier ship terminology, possibly from the block's round shape resembling an eye.

Kelly Says

A deadeye was originally a wooden ship fitting that helped sailors adjust ropes without moving—completely unglamorous—but the term became legendary through Western gunfighters and now evokes incredible precision. Language shows how the same word travels from cargo ships to Wild West saloons.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ዓይን
in-k-u-lal a-yin
ARالعربية
عين ميتة
ayn mee-tah
BNবাংলা
মৃত চোখ
moort chok
CACatalà
ull d'o
ool d'oh
CSČeština
mrtvé oko
mert-veh oh-koh
DADansk
døende øje
do-en-deh oy-yeh
DEDeutsch
Toteraugen
to-teh-ow-gen
ELΕλληνικά
άψυχη μάτι
ap-see-kee ma-tee
ESEspañol
ojo de muerto
oh-ho de muh-er-toh
FAفارسی
چشم مرده
chaashm mordeh
FISuomi
kuolema silmä
koo-leh-mah see-lmä
FRFrançais
œil de mort
we-l duh mohr
GUGU
મૃત ચક્ષુ
moort chak-shu
HAHA
idanu mutu
ee-da-nu moo-too
HEעברית
עין מתה
ayn me-teh
HIहिन्दी
मृत आँख
moort aan-kh
HUMagyar
halott szem
ha-loht szem
IDBahasa Indonesia
mata mati
ma-ta ma-ti
IGIG
anya nwata
an-ya n-wa-ta
ITItaliano
occhio di morto
oh-kee-oh dee mor-toh
JA日本語
死眼 (しがん)
shigan
KKKK
өлім көз
oo-lim koz
KMKM
ភ្នែក មរ
p'h-naek mor
KO한국어
죽은눈 (죽은눈)
juk-eun-nun
MRMR
मृत डोळा
moort do-la
MSBahasa Melayu
mata mati
ma-ta ma-ti
MYမြန်မာ
မကောင်းလောက် တွင်း
ma-ka-ung-la-uk twing
NLNederlands
dode ogen
do-deh oh-gen
NONorsk
død øye
dohd oy-yeh
PAPA
ਮਰਿਆ ਅੱਖ
ma-ree-a akh
PLPolski
oko martwe
oh-koh mart-veh
PTPortuguês
olho morto
ol-hoo mor-toh
RORomână
ochi mort
oh-chi mort
RUРусский
мертвый глаз
mert-vyi glaz
SVSvenska
döda ögat
do-dah oh-gat
SWKiswahili
jicho cha kifo
jee-cho cha kee-fo
TAதமிழ்
இறந்த பார்வை
ir-antha paar-vai
TEతెలుగు
మృత చూపు
mrita choo-pu
THไทย
ตาตาย
tah-tai
TLTL
mata patay
ma-ta pa-tay
TRTürkçe
ölü göz
oo-loo goz
UKУкраїнська
мертве око
mert-ve oh-koh
URاردو
مُmrt آنکھ
moo-mrt aan-kh
VITiếng Việt
mắt chết
mat chet
YOYO
oko ìyà
oh-koh ee-yah
ZH中文
死眼 (sǐyǎn)
sih-yahn
ZUZU
umhlaba wokufa
oom-hla-ba woo-kah-fa

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