morgue /mɔːɡ $ mɔːrɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Morgue , name of a morgue in Paris ]
1 . a building or room, usually in a hospital, where dead bodies are kept until they are buried or ↑ cremate d SYN mortuary
2 . be (like) a morgue to be a place that is very quiet or dull – used humorously