(slang, indelicate) A state of permanent rest; the state of death.
(slang, indelicate) A state of permanent rest; the state of death.
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"dirt nap" means: A state of permanent rest; the state of death.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"dirt nap" means: A state of permanent rest; the state of death.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
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(slang) To drop suddenly to the ground.
(military slang, now, historical) Dead.
(UK, figuratively, by extension) To risk everything on a single chance or to bet heavily on a particular outcome.
(card games) In the game of napoleon, to declare all five tricks a success, rewarded by a double payment all-round.
Pedoman needs to take a dirt nap.
"dirt nap" means: A state of permanent rest; the state of death.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(UK, army, slang) To finish; to put an end to; to kill.