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dead horse
What does dead horse mean?
Tomato sauce (ketchup), by rhyming slang.
"Pass the dead horse for me pie."
Origin
Rhyming slang: 'dead horse' = sauce.
Frequently asked questions
What does dead horse mean in Australian slang?
Dead horse is rhyming slang for tomato sauce, known elsewhere as ketchup.
Why is tomato sauce called dead horse?
It is rhyming slang, where 'dead horse' rhymes with 'sauce'.
What do you put dead horse on?
Typically a meat pie, or a 'dog's eye', which is itself rhyming slang for pie.
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