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another one bites the dust

another one bites the dust interjection: another one (usually person) has fallen victim to a series of deaths or other eliminations from a context (implies an ongoing tragedy of loss after loss, often tongue-in-cheek).

Interjection

another one bites the dust

  1. Another one (usually person) has fallen victim to a series of deaths or other eliminations from a context (implies an ongoing tragedy of loss after loss, often tongue-in-cheek).
    • Their account was hacked too? Welp, another one bites the dust.

Origin of another one bites the dust

From a use-case of bite the dust, popularized by Queen in the song of the same title.

Questions about another one bites the dust

What does another one bites the dust mean?
Another one bites the dust means another one (usually person) has fallen victim to a series of deaths or other eliminations from a context (implies an ongoing tragedy of loss after loss, often tongue-in-cheek).
What part of speech is another one bites the dust?
Another one bites the dust is an interjection.

Words near another one bites the dust in the dictionary

  1. another day in paradise
  2. another day, another dollar
  3. another matter
  4. another nail in someone's coffin
  5. another nail in the coffin
  6. another one bites the dust
  7. another pair of shoes
  8. another place
  9. another story
  10. another string to one's bow
  11. ANOTHER syndrome

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