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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 |
|---|
| Tarmo | | TAHR-mo (Finnish) | Estonian, Finnish |
| Aqissiaq | | - | Native American, Greenlandic |
| MyrgjÖL | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Kayin (2) | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
| Frederica | | frə-də-REE-kə (Portuguese), fred-REE-ka (English), fred-ə-REE-kə (English) | Portuguese, English |
| ŞEnay | | - | Turkish |