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Darwining out

Darwining out is the present participle and gerund of Darwin out.

Meaning of Darwin out

Verb

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

Questions about Darwining out

What is Darwining out the present participle and gerund of?
Darwining out is the present participle and gerund of Darwin out.

Words near Darwining out in the dictionary

  1. Darwinianly
  2. darwinians
  3. Darwinic
  4. Darwinical
  5. Darwinically
  6. Darwining out
  7. darwinism
  8. darwinisms
  9. Darwinist
  10. Darwinistic
  11. Darwinistically

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