English Explanatory Dictionary

body count

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The number of persons or bodies counted as casualties, especially fatalities, or victims.
  2. The number of people who have been killed by a given individual.
  3. The total number of sexual partners of a given individual.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, count.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

body count body counts bodycount

Etymology

Coined by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War in the sense "number of killed enemy combatants", in 1962 according to Merriam-Webster.

Synonyms

notch count mileage
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