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deathproof

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Etymology

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From death +‎ -proof.

Adjective

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deathproof (comparative more deathproof, superlative most deathproof)

  1. Resistant to dying.
    • 1967, LIFE, volume 63, number 23, page 87:
      Controlled by computer, the plastic-skinned dummy has a heartbeat, breathes, tries to cough the air tube up out of its windpipe and even vomits. Sim is already serving students from Los Angeles County Hospital as a deathproof patient.