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push up daisies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
push up -daisies
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be dead.

Humorous

Etymology

In allusion to the daisy flowers growing over a dead person's grave. Originated in World War I.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pushes up daisies (present, singular) pushing up daisies (participle, present) pushed up daisies (participle, past) pushed up daisies (past) push daisies (alternative) push up the daisies (alternative)

Phrases

pushing up daisies turn up one's toes to the daisies

Frequently Paired Words

turn up one's toes to the daisies

Questions

What does push up daisies mean?
To be dead.
Where does push up daisies come from?
In allusion to the daisy flowers growing over a dead person's grave. Originated in World War I.

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