- Archaic burial at sea
- a discarding or disposing of something
Origin of deep-six
probably origin, originally in reference, refer to the customary minimum depth, as measured by a lead line, for burial at sea to get rid of, as by throwing overboard
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deep six
noun
Slang- Burial at sea.
- Disposal or rejection of something: gave all our plans the deep six.
Origin of deep six
American slang a grave, referring to the conventional depth of a grave (six feet)deep-six
transitive verb
deep-sixed, deep-six·ing, deep-six·es Slang- To toss overboard.
- To toss out; get rid of: deep-sixed the incriminating papers.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present deep-sixes, present participle deep-sixing, simple past and past participle deep-sixed)
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