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dead 'n' buried

dead 'n' buried is the contraction of dead and buried.

Meaning of dead and buried

Adjective

dead and buried (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a project or plan, wholly dispensed with; never to be completed or revived.

Questions about dead 'n' buried

What is dead 'n' buried the contraction of?
Dead 'n' buried is the contraction of dead and buried.

Words near dead 'n' buried in the dictionary

  1. deacylation
  2. deacylations
  3. deacylative
  4. deacylbrownioside
  5. dead
  6. dead 'n' buried
  7. dead 'un
  8. dead 'uns
  9. dead against
  10. dead air
  11. dead amiss

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