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dirt nap, n. U.S. slang.
Brit. |ˈdəːt nap|, U.S. |ˈdərt ˈˌnæp|
[‹ dirt n. + nap n.3, with allusion to the interment of the dead.]
Death; an instance of dying. Freq. in to take a dirt nap: to die.
1981in J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1994) I. 603/1 We've got to convince him that Hildy's taken a dirt nap. 1987N.Y. Times 18 Jan. xxiii. 32/6 You glance through the folder, a compendium of bad news with references to the big sleep, the deep six, the dirt nap. 2002Indianapolis Star 19 Apr. (Weekend section) 23/3 [He] was just a Burger Doodle Deluxe and a martini away from a dirt nap. 2004P2 No. 54. 44/4 The Helghast army..can absorb some serious firepower before they even think about taking a dirt nap. |