English Explanatory Dictionary

Weekend at Bernie's

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation in which someone pretends that a dead person (or by extension, any entity) is still alive.
verb
  1. To move a dead body, or otherwise a nonresponsive person (such as due to illness or intoxication), while pretending that the person is alive and conscious.

Word forms

Weekend at Bernie's Weekend at Bernie's-ing Weekend at Bernie's-ed Weekend at Bernie's'd

Etymology

From the movie Weekend at Bernie's (1989), in which two men attempt to conceal the death of their boss by puppeteering his corpse.

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