Phrase guide

today is a good day to die

proverb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /təˈdeɪ ɪz ə ˈɡʊd deɪ tuː ˈdaɪ/
  • General-American: /tʊˈdeɪ ɪz ə ˈɡʊd deɪ tə ˈdaɪ/
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1

proverb

Meaning 1

An expression of willingness, even eagerness, to give one’s life for a cause.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

proverb

Meaning 2

An expression indicating that one should not live with any regrets, or tasks left undone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

The phrase is frequently attributed to the Oglala Lakota war leader Crazy Horse (c. 1842 – 1877), though this is inaccurate as the earliest published reference, in the edition on August 14, 1881 of the Leavenworth Times, attributes it to the Oglala Lakota chief Low Dog (c. 1846 – 1894).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: hoxe é un bo día para morrer — expression of willingness, even eagerness, to give one’s life for a cause
  • Vietnamese: hi sinh — expression of willingness, even eagerness, to give one’s life for a cause
  • Vietnamese: hiến thân — expression of willingness, even eagerness, to give one’s life for a cause
  • Galician: hoxe é un bo día para morrer — expression indicating that one should not live with any regrets, or tasks left undone