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darwin out

darwin out is the alternative letter-case form of Darwin out.

Verb capitalized: Darwin out

Darwin out (third-person singular simple present Darwins out, present participle Darwining out or Darwinning out, simple past and past participle Darwined out or Darwinned out)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang, uncommon) To remove (a person) from the gene pool when they engage in foolish, thoughtless, or reckless behavior.
    • Let's face it, it's just not possible. A guy like that in The Bronx could never make it to the age where he could get a license. He'd be Darwinned-out before he was twelve.1979, Gerald Rosen, The Carmen Miranda Memorial Flagpole, A Novel, page 94
    • Ah, that's intent again. Selection pressure darwins out that which is not best fitted to survive, but a new mutation is by definition yet to be filtered in this way, so all bets are off :-)2003 March 9, cquirke, “excuses, excuses, excuses...”, in alt.comp.virus (Usenet)

Forms of darwin out

third-person singular presentdarwins out
present participledarwining out
present participledarwinning out
past participledarwined out
pastdarwined out
past participledarwinned out
pastdarwinned out
third-person singular presentDarwins out
present participleDarwining out
present participleDarwinning out
past participleDarwined out
pastDarwined out
past participleDarwinned out
pastDarwinned out
alternative formdarwin out

Origin of darwin out

An allusion to Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution.

Questions about darwin out

What does darwin out mean?
Darwin out means to remove (a person) from the gene pool when they engage in foolish, thoughtless, or reckless behavior.
What is darwin out the alternative letter-case form of?
Darwin out is the alternative letter-case form of Darwin out.
What part of speech is darwin out?
Darwin out is a verb.
What is the past tense of darwin out?
The past tense of darwin out is darwined out.

Words near darwin out in the dictionary

  1. Darwin drift
  2. Darwin fish
  3. Darwin fishes
  4. Darwin glass
  5. Darwin glasses
  6. darwin out
  7. Darwin ringlet
  8. Darwin ringlets
  9. Darwin stubbies
  10. Darwin stubby
  11. Darwin's barberry

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