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dead men's shoes
dead men's shoes
A position or entitlement that will only be achieved by someone's death. Derived from the proverb, "It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes." Dead men's shoes are about the only high-paying positions one can hope for in these tough economic times.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Stearns | | [stɜ:nz] | |
| Rihanna | | - | Arabic |
| Kleon | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Madeleine | | ma-də-LEN (French), mad-LEN (French), MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English) | French, English, Swedish |
| Shakti | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi |
| Williams | | ['wijəmz] | |