mod. [of a person] long dead. : Old Gert's been dead and gone for quite a spell.
mod. [of a thing] gone long ago. : That kind of thinking is dead and gone.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Dead and goneis always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.