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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Euphemism [17] Lights out To die Slang Going into Eternal Oblivion: Liquidation To be killed Euphemism Usually used in political context (such as purges), implies dehumanization. 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 ...

  3. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    A euphemism for dying or death: bought the farm: A euphemism for dying or death, especially in an aviation context: break a leg: A wish of good luck to theatre performers before going on stage, due to the belief amongst those in theatre that being wished "good luck" is a curse [24] burn the midnight oil: To work late into the night [e] [25 ...

  4. Kick the bucket - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, in the moment of death a person stretches their legs (Spanish: Estirar la pata means "to die") and so might kick the bucket placed there. Yet another theory seeks to extend the saying beyond its earliest use in the 16th century with reference to the Latin proverb Capra Scyria, the goat that is said to kick over the pail after being milked (920 in Erasmus' Adagia).

  5. The death of Nirvana’s frontman is raw for many. A photo ...

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    Visitors to the Museum of Pop Culture reported that a placard there read “Kurt Cobain unalived himself.” The term, popular on TikTok and increasingly used by young people offline, isn’t ...

  6. Euphemisms for death - Wikipedia

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  7. How to help children cope with the death of a pet - AOL

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    Steer clear of words and phrases like 'gone to sleep', 'passed away', and 'lost' and instead stick to the correct terms, such as 'death', 'died', and 'dying'. Euphemisms can cause a lot of anxiety ...

  8. Euphemism - Wikipedia

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    Some euphemisms are intended to amuse, while others use bland, inoffensive terms for concepts that the user wishes to downplay. Euphemisms may be used to mask profanity or refer to topics some consider taboo such as mental or physical disability, sexual intercourse, bodily excretions, pain, violence, illness, or death in a polite way. [2]

  9. He never married - Wikipedia

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    "He never married" or "she never married" was a phrase used by British obituary writers as a euphemism for the deceased having been homosexual.Its use has been dated to the second half of the 20th century, and it may be found in coded and uncoded forms, such as when the subject never married but was not homosexual.