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
Narges	-	Persian
Veronika	vye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg
Florus	-	Ancient Roman
Sewell	['su:əl]
Mordikai	MAWR-də-kie	English (Rare)
Romaine	[.rəu'mein]