(slang, idiomatic) To experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.
(slang, idiomatic) To experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(slang, idiomatic) To die.
(figuratively, internet slang) To be in disbelief, or despair.
(idiomatic, slang) To be shocked or stunned.
A darkly comic British and Australian idiom for dying — specifically the kind of sudden or unexpected death you might not see coming. The image comes from a bird dropping off its perch, lifeless. It's used with dry humour, which is very much in keeping with how English-speaking cultures often approach death — sideways, with a wink. You might hear it about someone who's very old, very unhealthy, or doing something reckless. Blunt but somehow never cruel.
To fall off.