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aclumsypotato t1_ixrq5ml wrote

i don’t get it?

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Cye_sonofAphrodite t1_ixs24h4 wrote

A "dead ringer" is an exact (dead) duplicate (ringer). Comes from horse racing. The guy's identical twin is a dead ringer for him because he 1) Looks exactly the same, and 2) Died while ringing a bell in his brother's stead.

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