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road kill

–noun
Informal. the body of an animal killed on a road by a motor vehicle.
Also, roadkill.


Origin:
1970–75, Americanism
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road·kill   (rōd'kĭl')   
n.  
  1. An animal or animals killed by being struck by a motor vehicle.

  2. Slang One that has failed or been defeated and is no longer worthy of consideration: "Many radio rightists betray a truculent nostalgia for the old foes who became their roadkill" (Richard Corliss).

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