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 Old West usage: To die in a gunfight, as with the film They Died with Their Boots On. To die while able, or during activity, as opposed to in infirmity or while asleep. Usually refers to the humane killing of an animal The act of killing by throwing a person out of a window Notable examples include the French Revolution via guillotine, and the Tudor times using an axe. The act of killing by removing a person's head, usually with an axe or other bladed instrumentĪ much-favoured method of execution used around the world. The ' dodo', flightless bird from the island of Mauritius hunted to extinctionĬharles Dickens used this phrase at the beginning of A Christmas Carol. The final curtain at a dramatic performance The deceased has entered the Promised Land (i.e. To die in a way that is considered unpleasant "Join the choir eternal" Monty Python Dead Parrot Sketch. Originated from the Usenet newsgroup Ĭrosses the rivers Styx and Acheron which divide the world of the living from the world of the deadīritish. Redemption for cash of gambling counters at the end of a game The guy was running, had a heart attack and carked it. Informal, another version of 'croaked it' common in UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand
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Military code word used in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states referring to the transportation of military casualties Sometimes refers to just a mysterious place.Ĭould be in reference to Raymond Chandler's 'The Big Sleep'ĭerived from the older phrase "kick the bucket" popularized by the 2007 film The Bucket List
Originally used to refer to the 'veil' that hides the innermost sanctuary of the Temple in Jerusalem. In reference to communication with the dead Its grammatical use is ill-defined.Īs documented in The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe A eulogy dedicated to him on MySpace allegedly made the typo "an hero", which was later popularized by the image board 4chan. Related to the suicide of Mitchell Henderson. Such individuals are below the grass as opposed to above it, hence being on the "wrong side". Refers to the practice of burying the dead. New York Slang for saying something is over. Refers to video games where "resetting one's character" involves deliberately killing them and letting them respawn or load from a save. ExpressionĮx: "Live life to the fullest before the big Adios!" You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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