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	Pronounced	Usage
Faruk	-	Turkish, Arabic
Myfanwy	-	Welsh
Feodor	-	Russian
Sheehan	['ʃi:ən]
Stanislava	stah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Jeni	JEN-ee	English (Modern)