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body count

The number of persons or bodies counted as casualties, especially fatalities, or victims.

ˈbɑdi ˈkaʊntDocumented since 1960s1960sBoomerhistoricalCurrent168 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~1962 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 26, 2026

The number of persons or bodies counted as casualties, especially fatalities, or victims.

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  • “Did you know there is lore to the Clue game? Is every game a new death with a different murder. Is so that is one high body count! #clue #bordgame #lore #didyouknow #ghost”

  • “Defunding supervised consumption sites has lethal consequences. Doug Ford has a body count”

  • “• US collapse this century is inevitable. • At best, Dems can prolong the sinking. • Current US Constitution is an outdated rag. There is no fix. • Best outcome, partition the country (Red v Blue) while keeping body count low. Not likely.”

Origin: Coined by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War in the sense "number of killed enemy combatants", in 1962 according to Merriam-Webster. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Did you know there is lore to the Clue game? Is every game a new death with a different murder. Is so that is one high body count! #clue #bordgame #lore #didyouknow #ghost”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Defunding supervised consumption sites has lethal consequences. Doug Ford has a body count”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “So I'm sitting in Marvel Rivals' Times Square, watching Doomsday trailers for some gallery card or whatever.. and the vibe I'm getting is there's going to be a body count. But at the same time, I'm hoping it's an end to one chapter and the start of a better one.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “• US collapse this century is inevitable. • At best, Dems can prolong the sinking. • Current US Constitution is an outdated rag. There is no fix. • Best outcome, partition the country (Red v Blue) while keeping body count low. Not likely.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I wonder if somebody has ever done a total body count of the Trump Admin. What I mean by that: how many people died at the hands of the Trump Administration that otherwise would not have due to specific policy choices (measured against whatever the status quo was).”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(slang) The total number of sexual partners of a given individual.

In addition to racking up what looks like a substantial offscreen body count, the movie at one point offers an eight-second introduction for a sleazy used-car salesman character for the sole purpose of justifying Tripp and Creech laying …
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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(of a killer, especially a serial killer) The number of people who have been killed by a given individual.

Navy Lt. Cole Cowden, accused of indecent assault and conduct unbecoming an officer at the 1991 Tailhook convention, says he is the target of a quest for a 'body count' in the investigation and not because he did anything wrong at the an…
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