English Explanatory Dictionary

big sleep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Death.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-big sleep.wav

Word forms

big sleep

Etymology

Apparently coined by novelist Raymond Chandler, author of The Big Sleep (1939).

Synonyms

dirt nap sleep of the just death tomb celestial transfer decease decomposition defunction dematerialization demise doom exit expiration fatality liquidation mortality passing quietus repose sunset the big sleep crash downfall fall (the) bane (the) end
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