deep-six



deep-six someone or something

Sl. to get rid of someone or something; to dispose of someone or something. (Refers originally to burying someone or something six feet deep, the standard depth of a grave.) Take this horrible food out and deep-six it. That guy is a pain. Deep-six him so the cops will never find him.

deep-six somebody/something

  (American informal)
to get rid of someone or something They want to deep-six the project because it's costing too much money.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anneka-English (Rare)
KeithKEETHEnglish, Scottish
Morta-Lithuanian
Normand['nɔ:mənd]
Abramo-Italian
GaynorGAY-nawrEnglish (British)