Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

join the choir invisible

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: join the -choir in-vis-i-ble
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To die.

Humorous; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to see its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot."
"Made me wonder whether I should invest in a portable MRI unit to monitor birds about to join the choir invisible for any signs of brain activity."

Etymology

From a poem by George Eliot, "O May I Join the Choir Invisible" (1867), further popularized by the "Dead Parrot" sketch (1969) from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

joins the choir invisible (present, singular) joining the choir invisible (participle, present) joined the choir invisible (participle, past) joined the choir invisible (past)

Questions

What does join the choir invisible mean?: To die.
Where does join the choir invisible come from?: From a poem by George Eliot, "O May I Join the Choir Invisible" (1867), further popularized by the "Dead Parrot" sketch (1969) from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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