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bought the big one

bought the big one is the simple past and past participle of buy the big one.

Meaning of buy the big one

Verb

buy the big one (third-person singular simple present buys the big one, present participle buying the big one, simple past and past participle bought the big one)

  1. (slang) To die.
    • "but it was my partner, Porter Forge, who threw me his SIG so I could shoot him. Otherwise I would have died in the line of duty." "But it was Savich who bought the big one," Petty said.1998, Catherine Coulter, The Maze, Penguin, →ISBN, page 14
    Synonyms:
    bite the big one, 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 biscuit

Questions about bought the big one

What is bought the big one the simple past and past participle of?
Bought the big one is the simple past and past participle of buy the big one.

Words near bought the big one in the dictionary

  1. bought over
  2. bought priesthood
  3. bought priesthoods
  4. bought some time
  5. bought straw hats in winter
  6. bought the big one
  7. bought the dip
  8. bought the dips
  9. bought the farm
  10. bought the rabbit
  11. bought the rack

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