English-French translations for dead donkey

• chiens écrasés

Definition of dead donkey

• A rarity
• A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space
• Something useless on which time or effort is wasted

Related words

• dead as a doornail
• dead as a doorknob
• dead as a dodo
• kingdom of the dead
• as dead as a dodo
• as dead as a doornail