dead soldier
noun Slang.
an empty beer, liquor, or wine bottle or empty beer can.
Origin of dead soldier
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby dead soldier
dead sea fruit,
dead sea scrolls,
dead set,
dead set against,
dead slow,
dead soldier,
dead space,
dead spindle,
dead spot,
dead stock,
dead storage
British Dictionary definitions for dead soldier
dead soldier
dead marine
noun
informal
an empty beer or spirit bottle
Idioms and Phrases with dead soldier
dead soldier
Also, dead man. An empty liquor, wine, or beer bottle, as in Their trash barrel's full of dead soldiers; they must drink a lot, or That dead man sticking out of your pocket alerted the officer to the fact that you'd been drinking. Dead man has been slang for “empty bottle” since the late 1600s but has been largely replaced by dead soldier, dating from the late 1800s.