skull and crossbones
noun
plural skulls and crossbones
: a representation of a human skull over crossbones usually used as a warning of danger to life
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the key art for the show, beauty products are covered with hazard symbols like a skull and crossbones, a neon-green overlay, and microscopic photos of what appears to be mold. 
Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 15 Sep. 2022 The black sweatshirt had a graphic image of a skull and crossbones and bore the name of the Nazi concentration camp where about 1.1 million people were killed during World War II -- most of them Jews. Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN, 26 Jan. 2022 Turns out, her standout skull and crossbones necklace is by Marty Magic Jewelry, a mother-daughter design duo with studios in Texas and northern California with a long list of celebrity fans. Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com, 31 Aug. 2021 To emphasize its claim, the post also includes an image of Ac'cent seasoning – the main ingredient of which is MSG – photoshopped with the skull and crossbones hazard symbol. Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 26 June 2021 Her Twitter name includes a skull and crossbones emoji. New York Times, 14 May 2021 Boneyard Beer, founded in 2010, is more skull and crossbones, a brash upstart perhaps best known for its RPM IPA with a lineup that also includes Skunkape, Hop a Wheelie and Notorious IPA. Michael Kohn, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2021 Thus, Linda, a smiling and capable figure with silver hair, is played by Linda May; Swankie, who has seven or eight months to live, and who hangs a skull and crossbones on the side of her van, is played by Swankie; and so on. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2020 As soon as that was done, his son, Michael, designed a playhouse, complete with a skull and crossbones over the door. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2020 See More
Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 15 Sep. 2022 The black sweatshirt had a graphic image of a skull and crossbones and bore the name of the Nazi concentration camp where about 1.1 million people were killed during World War II -- most of them Jews. Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN, 26 Jan. 2022 Turns out, her standout skull and crossbones necklace is by Marty Magic Jewelry, a mother-daughter design duo with studios in Texas and northern California with a long list of celebrity fans. Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com, 31 Aug. 2021 To emphasize its claim, the post also includes an image of Ac'cent seasoning – the main ingredient of which is MSG – photoshopped with the skull and crossbones hazard symbol. Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 26 June 2021 Her Twitter name includes a skull and crossbones emoji. New York Times, 14 May 2021 Boneyard Beer, founded in 2010, is more skull and crossbones, a brash upstart perhaps best known for its RPM IPA with a lineup that also includes Skunkape, Hop a Wheelie and Notorious IPA. Michael Kohn, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2021 Thus, Linda, a smiling and capable figure with silver hair, is played by Linda May; Swankie, who has seven or eight months to live, and who hangs a skull and crossbones on the side of her van, is played by Swankie; and so on. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2020 As soon as that was done, his son, Michael, designed a playhouse, complete with a skull and crossbones over the door. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above