deep-six
verb /ˌdiːp ˈsɪks/
/ˌdiːp ˈsɪks/
[usually passive] (North American English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deep-six | /ˌdiːp ˈsɪks/ /ˌdiːp ˈsɪks/ |
| he / she / it deep-sixes | /ˌdiːp ˈsɪksɪz/ /ˌdiːp ˈsɪksɪz/ |
| past simple deep-sixed | /ˌdiːp ˈsɪkst/ /ˌdiːp ˈsɪkst/ |
| past participle deep-sixed | /ˌdiːp ˈsɪkst/ /ˌdiːp ˈsɪkst/ |
| -ing form deep-sixing | /ˌdiːp ˈsɪksɪŋ/ /ˌdiːp ˈsɪksɪŋ/ |
- deep-six something to decide not to do or use something that you had planned to do or use
- Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents.
Word Origin1920s (as the deep six ‘the grave’): perhaps from the custom of burial at sea at a depth of six fathoms.