Phrase guide
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noun
An ejection, discardment or destruction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
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noun
The grave or death; also, the (notional) place where something is discarded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
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verb
To discard, get rid of, or cancel; to completely put an end to something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, transitive
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verb
To submerge (something) in water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, transitive, uncommon
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History
First use appears c. 1929 as a noun, most likely from the nautical cry by the deep six indicating a depth of six fathoms (36 feet, 11 metres) as measured by a sounding line (a depth at which something thrown overboard would be difficult to recover), though possibly also a reference to the common depth of graves (six feet). Attested since the 1950s as a verb.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
