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The Black Death, Part 1 of 3
(The name given to the plague that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351.)
The Black Death, Part 2 of 3
(The name given to the plague that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351.)
The Black Death, Part 3 of 3
(The name given to the plague that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351.)
Word Entries containing the term: “death”
death euphemism (s) (noun phrase), death euphemisms (pl)
An indirect way to describe death in order to avoid the topic and in a way that is implied and less shocking. The following is a list of death euphemisms::
  • end of the ball game
  • cash in one's chips
  • jump the last hurdle
  • out of the game
  • pass in one's chips
  • race is run; ran the good race
  • struck out
  • thrown for a loss
  • throw in the sponge
  • trumped
  • is knocked out or KO'd
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