dead-ender
n.— «Another reason to act soon is that many people will not want to sink much money into a sytem that may be a dead-ender.» —“Re: Only idiots jump Bass Ackwards” by Mike Zulauf Usenet: comp.sys.next.misc Oct. 16, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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accdg. to what i’ve read in readers digest,the meaning of dead-ender is foolish acceptance of defeat. i was just confused what’s the true meaning of dead-ender.that’s all.