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deep six

 
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–noun Slang.
1. burial or discarding at sea.
2. complete rejection or ruin.
Origin:
1940–45
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  [deep-siks]
–verb (used with object) Slang.
1. to throw overboard.
2. to get rid of; abandon; discard.
3. to reject, negate, or ruin: The team deep-sixed the manager's attempt to call Sunday practice.
Origin:
1950–55; v. use of deep six
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deep-six   (dēp'sĭks')
tr.v.   deep-sixed, deep-six·ing, deep-six·es Slang

  1. To toss overboard.

  2. To toss out; get rid of: deep-sixed the incriminating papers.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

deep-six

To dispose of, discard, or get rid of: “The board of directors deep-sixed the proposal without even reading it.” This phrase is derived from the noun “deep six,” meaning burial at sea and referring to the depth of water necessary for such a burial. The term was later used as slang for a grave (customarily six feet underground) and, by extension, as a verb meaning “to kill.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
deep six

  1. tv.
    to jettison something, including a corpse, from a ship at sea. (Usually deep-six as a verb.) : They deep-sixed the body of the first mate, who had died of the shakes.
  2. n.
    the deep sixburial at sea. (Always with the in this sense.) : I think I'd want the deep six, but I'll probably kick off on dry land.
  3. tv.
    to kill or dispose of someone. (Underworld. Usually deep-six as a verb.) : The thugs tried to deep-six the witness, but failed.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

deep six  (v.)
"discard," 1940s, originally from nautical slang, perhaps from earlier underworld sense of "the grave" (1929), perhaps a reference to the usual grave depth of six feet.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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