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What is slang for death?

List of expressions related to death Expression Definition Context Get smoked To be killed Slang An hero To commit suicide Slang At peace Dead Euphemistic At rest Dead Polite 124 more rows

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Expression Definition Context Notes

Die in a hole To die Slang Usually used when annoyed at someone Reset character To die Euphemistic slang Refers to video games where "resetting one's character" involves deliberately killing them and letting them respawn or load from a save. It's clipped To die/be killed Slang New York Slang for saying something is over. On the wrong side of the grass Dead Euphemistic slang Refers to the practice of burying the dead. Such individuals are below the grass as opposed to above it, hence being on the "wrong side".

Get smoked To be killed Slang

An hero To commit suicide Slang Related to the suicide of Mitchell Henderson. A eulogy dedicated to him on MySpace allegedly made the typo "an hero", which was later popularized by the image board 4chan. Its grammatical use is ill-defined.

At peace[1] Dead Euphemistic

At rest[1] Dead Polite

Augered in Died via aircraft crash Slang As documented in The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

Belly up[1] Dead Informal The orientation of fish when dead

Beyond the grave[1] After death Neutral In reference to communication with the dead Beyond the veil[2] The mysterious place after death Neutral Originally used to refer to the 'veil' that hides the innermost sanctuary of the Temple in Jerusalem. Sometimes refers to just a mysterious place. Big sleep[2] To die or be killed Euphemistic Could be in reference to Raymond Chandler's 'The Big Sleep'

Bite the dust[2] To die or be killed Informal Also means 'failed'

Bite the big one[2] To die Informal North American.

Born asleep Stillbirth Neutral

Breathe one's last[1] To die Literary

Brown bread[3] Dead Slang Cockney rhyming slang for 'dead'.

Bought the farm[2] Died Slang Also, shortened to 'bought it'

Bucket list List of things to do before dying Popular culture derivation Derived from the older phrase "kick the bucket"; popularized by the 2007 film The Bucket List Cargo 200 Corpses of soldiers Military code word used in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states referring to the transportation of military casualties Military slang Cark-it[4] To die Informal, another version of 'croaked it'; common in UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand The guy was running, had a heart attack and carked it. Cash in one's chips[2] To die Informal, euphemistic[5] Redemption for cash of gambling counters at the end of a game Candyman Supernatural suicide TV/Movie Say 'Candyman' 5 times while looking in a mirror, and the Candyman appears and kills you with his hooked right hand.

Catching the bus[6] To suicide Slang Originated from the Usenet newsgroup alt.suicide.holiday

Charon Ferryman of Hades Neutral Crosses the rivers Styx and Acheron which divide the world of the living from the world of the dead

Check out To die Euphemism

Choir Eternal To die Humorous British. "Join the choir eternal" Monty Python Dead Parrot Sketch. Come to a sticky end[1] To die in a way that is considered unpleasant Humorous British. Also 'to meet a sticky end'.

Counting worms[5] Dead Euphemistic

Croak[7] To die Slang

Crossed the Jordan Died Biblical/Revivalist The deceased has entered the Promised Land (i.e. Heaven)

Curtains Death Theatrical The final curtain at a dramatic performance

Dead as a dodo[2] Dead Informal The 'dodo', flightless bird from the island of Mauritius hunted to extinction Dead as a doornail[1] Obviously dead Informal Charles Dickens used this phrase at the beginning of A Christmas Carol.

Death by misadventure Avoidable death Formal/legal Death resulting from risk-taking

Decapitation The act of killing by removing a person's head, usually with an axe or other bladed instrument A much-favoured method of execution used around the world. Notable examples include the French Revolution via guillotine, and the Tudor times using an axe.

Deleted Murdered Literary

Defenestration The act of killing by throwing a person out of a window

Departed[1] To die Neutral

Destroyed To die Neutral Usually refers to the humane killing of an animal

Didn't make it Killed in action (see below) Euphemistic

Done for[1] About to die Neutral

Drop dead[1] Die suddenly Neutral also slang aggressive dismissal

Dropping like flies[8] Dying in droves Simile also falling ill in numbers

Drop the Body Died Euphemistic Used by new-age spiritually minded people instead of the term died, suggesting that, while the person's body died, his or her spirit lives on

Entered the homeland 1950's Grave England Euphemistic

Eaten a twinkie[ citation needed ] Die Humorous Relates to a perception among Australians that American food (Twinkies being a quintessential example) is toxic, due to its use of such ingredients (not used in Australian-made products) as high-fructose corn syrup.

Erased Murdered Literary

Euthanasia Assisted suicide Formal

Expire Natural end Neutral

Exterminate Kill Directive Exclaimed by Daleks (from Doctor Who) when ordered to kill

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Extinct When a species as a whole ceases to exist Formal

Fading away[1] To be weakening and close to death Neutral Also to be 'fading fast'

Fall off one's perch[9] To die Informal

Fall off the toilet To die, often in an untimely or unexpected manner Informal

Food for worms[2] Someone who is dead Slang Also 'worm food'

Fratricide Murder among siblings Formal

Free one's horses To die Neutral

Game end To kill Informal

Genocide To completely exterminate all of a kind Formal

Give up the ghost[2] To die Neutral The soul leaving the body

Glue factory To die Neutral Usually refers to the death of a horse

Gone to a better place[10] To die Euphemistic Heaven

Go over the Big Ridge[11] To die Unknown

Go bung[2] To die Informal Australian. Also means 'to fail' or 'to go bankrupt'.

Go for a Burton To die/break irreparably Informal British, from WWII.

Go to Davy Jones's locker[2] To drown or otherwise die at sea Euphemistic Peregrine Pickle describes Davy Jones as 'the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep'. Go to the big [place] in the sky To die and go to heaven Informal A place in the afterlife paralleling the deceased's life, such as "Big ranch in the sky".[12] Go home in a box[13] To be shipped to one's birthplace, dead Slang, euphemistic[5] Go out with one's boots on/with a bang/in style To die while doing something enjoyed Informal Go to, or head for, the last roundup[11] To die Euphemistic Associated with dying cowboys, along with "Going to that big ranch in the sky." Go to one's reward[2] To die Euphemistic Final reckoning, just deserts after death

Go to one's watery grave[1] To die of drowning Literary

Go to a Texas cakewalk[11] To be hanged Unknown

Go the way of all flesh[2] To die Neutral

Go west[2] To be killed or lost Informal Refers to the sun setting at the west. The Grim Reaper[2] Personification of death Cultural A skeleton with a scythe, often in a cloak Hand in one's dinner pail[2] To die Informal No longer required at workmen's canteen Happy hunting ground Dead Informal Used to describe the afterlife according to Native Americans

Hara-kiri (Ritual) suicide by disembowelment Japanese See Seppuku. Often misspelt as Hari-kari.

Have one foot in the grave[2] To be close to death because of illness or age Informal, sometimes humorous

History Dead Informal Usually interpreted as "to be history."

(Get) Hit by a bus To die suddenly and prematurely Informal

Hop on the last rattler[5] To die Euphemistic "Rattler" is a slang expression for a freight train. Hop the twig[2] To die Informal Also 'to hop the stick'. Pagan belief that to jump a stick on the ground leads to the Afterworld.

In Abraham's bosom[2] In heaven Neutral From the Holy Bible, Luke 16:22.

Join the choir invisible[14] To die Neutral From an 1867 poem by George Eliot Join the great majority[2] To die Euphemistic First used by Edward Young, but the phrase 'the majority' is extremely old.

Justifiable homicide Homicide Formal Murder of lesser culpability attracting a lighter penalty

Kick the calendar To die Slang, informal Polish saying. 'Calendar' implies somebody's time of death (kicking at particular moment of time) Killed In Action (KIA) Death of military personnel due to enemy action Military language, official and informal use King of Terrors[2] Personification of death Neutral Of Biblical origin, found in Job 18:14 Also refers to death itself

Kiss one's arse goodbye Prepare to die Slang

Late Posthumous

Lights out To die Slang Going into Eternal Oblivion

Live on a farm (upstate) To die Euphemism Usually referring to the death of a pet, especially if the owners are parents with children, i.e. "The dog went to live on a farm."

Lose one's life[1] To die in an accident or violent event Neutral

Lost To die in an accident or violent event

Make the ultimate sacrifice[1] To die while fighting for a cause Formal Also 'make the supreme sacrifice'

Matricide Mother murdered Formal

Meet one's maker[2] To die Euphemistic According to Christian belief, soul meets God for final judgment

Murder Death Kill (MDK) Homicide TV/Movie From 1993 film Demolition Man

Night The state of death Euphemism From the poem by Dylan Thomas, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." Not long for this world[1] Will die soon; have little time left to live Old-fashioned

Not with us anymore Dead Euphemistic

Off on a boat[5] To die Euphemistic Viking

Off the hooks[2] Dead Informal British. Not to be confused with 'off the hook' (no longer in trouble).

On one's deathbed[1] Dying Neutral

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On one's last legs[2] About to die Informal

One's hour has come[1] About to die Literary

One's number is up[1] One is going to die Slang

Oofed To die Humorous Popularized from the video game Roblox; when referring to suicide, one may "oof themselves".

Pass away[1] To die Euphemism; polite Also 'to pass on'

Pass in one's alley[2] To die Informal Australian

Patricide Murders father Formal

Pay the ultimate price[1] To die for a cause or principle Neutral Similar to "To make the ultimate sacrifice"

Peg out[1] To die Slang British. Also means 'to stop working'

Peppered To be shot to death Slang Usually refers to being shot multiple times (i.e. peppered with bullet holes).

Perish Synonym for death (neutral)

Pop one's clogs[2] To die Humorous,[1] Informal[2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Pull the plug[2] To kill, or allow to die Euphemism Removal of life support, such as turning off the power, or "pull the plug" on a ventilator keeping someone alive. Push up daisies[2] To have died and be buried under the ground Humorous,[1] Euphemistic[5] Early 20th century—also 'under the daisies', and 'turn one's toes up to the daisies', which date back to the mid-19th century. (See 'to turn up one's toes' below.)

Put down/put to sleep To be euthanised Euphemism Euthanasia of an animal

Put one to the sword To kill someone Literary

Rainbow Bridge Dead Euphemism Usually referring to the death of a pet, e.g. "Crossing the Rainbow Bridge."

Run one through To kill someone, usually by stabbing Euphemism

Send one to Eternity or to the Promised Land To kill someone Literary Go/send to Belize To die/to kill somebody Euphemism From Season 5 of the television series Breaking Bad Send (or go) to the farm To die Euphemism Usually referring to the death of a pet, especially if the owners are parents of young children e.g. "The dog was sent to a farm." Shade The state of death Euphemism From the poem "Invictus," by William Ernest Henley: "Beyond this place of wrath and tears, Looms but the horror of the shade." Shake hands with Elvis To die Euphemism Shake hands with a well-known person who has (presumably) died. Six feet under[2] Dead Informal Six feet is the traditional depth of a grave Sleeping with the fishes Murdered, then disposed of in water. Slang Popularized by The Godfather Snuffed out Murdered Literary As in extinguishing a candle, or simply "snuff it" Step off To die Informal, euphemistic Character Ron Birdwell in the movie The Late Show (1977): "I'm always sorry to hear any of God's creatures stepping off."

Struck down[1] To be killed by an illness Neutral Usually passive

Suicide To take one's own life Formal

Sunset Dead Formal

Swim with concrete shoes Gangster murder Slang

Take a dirt nap[18] To die and be buried Slang

Take a last bow[5] To die Slang

Take one's own life To commit suicide Euphemism

Take/took the easy way out[19] To commit suicide Euphemism Based on the original meaning of the phrase of taking the path of least resistance. Take the last train to glory[2] To die Euphemism Uplifting Christian take on destination heaven Tango Uniform[ citation needed ] Dead, irreversibly broken Military slang This is "T.U." in the ICAO spelling alphabet, an abbreviation for Tits Up (aeroplane crashed) Terminate; especially, terminate with extreme prejudice To kill; especially when carrying out an assassination as part of a covert operation. Euphemism; military slang Originated during the Vietnam War; later popularized by the films Apocalypse Now and The Terminator

Toaster Bath Commit suicide via a toaster in a bathtub Slang

Topped yourself Committed suicide Slang

Turn up one's toes[2] To die Slang An alternative of 'turn one's toes up to the daisies' (see 'push up daisies' above.)

Up and die Unexpected death, leaving loose ends Euphemistic

Waste[20] To kill Slang

Wearing a pine overcoat (i.e. a wooden coffin)[ citation needed ] Dead Slang Idiom used by American gangsters of the early 20th century.

Wiped out...way up.. Dead, usually if multiple individuals die Neutral

Worm food or worm bait Dead Slang

To join the whisperers in the proses of death Euphemism From the television series Lost: the Whispers were voices of those who died, yet were unable to move on and therefore remained on the island as whispers

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