English Explanatory Dictionary

join the choir invisible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To die.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-join the choir invisible.wav

Word forms

join the choir invisible joins the choir invisible joining the choir invisible joined the choir invisible

Etymology

From a poem by George Eliot, "O May I Join the Choir Invisible" (1867), further popularized by the "Dead Parrot" sketch (1969) from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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