Deep Six Definition

dēpsĭks
deep-sixes
noun
Burial at sea.
Webster's New World
A discarding or disposing of something.
Webster's New World
verb
deep-sixes
To toss overboard.
American Heritage
To get rid of, as by throwing overboard.
Webster's New World

(US, idiomatic) To throw something overboard from a ship.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • give it the deep six
  • throw overboard

Origin of Deep Six

  • American slang a grave, referring to the conventional depth of a grave (six feet)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From deep + six. Maybe: depth of a grave (six feet).

    From Wiktionary

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