deader than disco

The phrase "deader than disco" compares the subject's irrelevance or obsolescence to the disco trend of the 1970s, which is now considered outdated.

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Definition

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(informal, idiomatic)Completely out of fashion or no longer relevant.

Example

  • That old computer is deader than disco; no one uses it anymore.
  • His ideas about marketing are deader than disco in today's digital age.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "deader than disco":

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