deep-sixed; deep-sixing; deep-sixes
Definition of deep-six
(Entry 1 of 2)
2
slang
: to throw overboard
deep six
nounDefinition of deep six (Entry 2 of 2)
slang
: a place of disposal or abandonment
—used especially in the phrase give it the deep six
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The first known use of deep-six was in 1929
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