What are some euphemisms for dying/to die?
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February 21st, 2012
Minutes ago I read a euphemism for it in an article on Lifehacker; “Dear Lifehacker, My laptop—my enduring partner and long-lived friend—has finally succumbed to the ephemeral nature of its existence.”
Do you know of any other euphemism for passing away (<< that was one)?
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kick the bucket
buy the farm
Metabolically challenged.
dropping your body
met his maker
sleeps with the fishes.
Croaking.
Shuffled off this mortal coil.
Tits up.
Taking a dirt nap.
Serviced.
iced
watching the grass grow from below
@WestRiverrat lOLOLOLOL!!!!! HAHAH! Those are hilarious to me for some reason. The first two especially.
I like “bought the farm”.
Euphemisms are awesome.
I like them! Thank you all!
A Dutch one (of which I don’t know if it translates well) is “He’s wearing a wooden overcoat.”
passing the spoon
biting the grass
@ragingloli Got a nice German one (in German, or translated)?
Edit: Aha. Danke!
Waking up on the wrong side of the grass.
Composting.
Shuffled off this mortal coil.
Fed the vultures.
going the way of the redshirt
dun goof’d
Dearly departed
Crossed the bar
Expired
Done for
Living in a pine condo
Checked out
Is fertilizer
Met his maker
Gone down River Styx
Visiting with Hades
Popped off
Biting the big one
Worm food
Kicked the bucket
Passed
Give up the ghost
Letting Jesus take the wheel.
Riding the midnight train to slab city.
“Hey, man, sorry to hear your mom’s riding the midnight train to slab city.”
Talking with St. Peter
Has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel (dying)
burning in Hell
Beyond being taxed
A date with the reaper
six feet under
Taking ones last breath.
Passing over.
Singing with the angels.
A dirt nap. (it’s awful, I know)
Croaked.
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