DEEP SIX


Meaning of DEEP SIX in English

noun

Etymology: perhaps so called from the idea of submersion under six fathoms of water

1. slang : burial at sea

it was not in keeping with the traditions of the navy … to give this lad a deep six in the darkness of midnight — H.M.Forgy

2. slang : discard , oblivion — used especially in the phrase give it the deep six

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