Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go the way of the dodo

/ˈɡoʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: go the way of the do-do
IPA: /ˈɡoʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/

35

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.

verb

Alternative letter-case form of go the way of the dodo.

Example Sentences

"Now that word-processing has caught on, typewriters have gone the way of the dodo."
"The Polynesian population, for instance, is on the wane—wearing out—as the Red Man is—as the whale is,—going the way of the dodo, and so many other things."
"It is long since that disorderly potentate [the Lord of Misrule] went the way of the Dodo, and hippocras has become almost as mythical as ambrosia; but, once upon a time, they played a prominent part in legal education."
"[W]e confess that we should feel a lively satisfaction if we could see the sailor who set his dog at the helpless mass of ovine misery [sheep transported by ship across the English Channel] properly tied down in a conspicuous place on the deck of his ship, stripped to his waist, and then treated to such an allowance of the cat-of-nine-tails (if that animal has not gone the way of the dodo and the great auk) as would make him hate the taste of mutton for the rest of his natural life."
"We must have game laws for the Arctic seals, and a "close time" for seals as well as for gulls, or else all these animals will go the way of the dodo."
"If the silver dollar goes the way of the dodo and the whooping crane, much of the glamour and the polish and the distinction which any entity of the Government has in celebrating its centennial will be gone."

Etymology

The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which is believed to have become extinct in the 17th century due to human activity.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡoʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/
British English: /ˈɡəʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdəʊdəʊ/

Inflected Forms

goes the way of the dodo (present, singular) going the way of the dodo (participle, present) went the way of the dodo (past) gone the way of the dodo (participle, past) go the way of the dodo bird (alternative)

Phrases

dead as a dodo to age buggy whip

Frequently Paired Words

dead as a dodo to age buggy whip

Synonyms

go the way of the dinosaurs go the way of the dodo bird assume room temperature auger in be called home be gathered to one's fathers be like the the One be no more be with Jesus be with the Lord bite the big one bite the biscuit

Rhymes With

dodo little dodo komodo

Questions

How do you pronounce go the way of the dodo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡoʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/.
What does go the way of the dodo mean?: To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
Where does go the way of the dodo come from?: The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which is believed to have become extinct in the 17th century due to human activity.

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