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die-ins

die-ins is the plural of die-in.

Meaning of die-in

Noun

die-in (plural die-ins)

  1. A form of protest where a group of people in a public area lie on the ground to simulate being dead.
    • By reclaiming the streets through such actions as spontaneous (unpermitted) marches, critical mass bicycle convergences, or staged theatrics (such as the die-ins protesting the Iraq war), activists literally and rhetorically transform corporate space into public, autonomous zones.2010, Christina R. Foust, Transgression as a Mode of Resistance: Rethinking Social Movement in and Era of Corporate Globalization
    Synonyms:
    lie-in

Questions about die-ins

What is die-ins the plural of?
Die-ins is the plural of die-in.

Words near die-ins in the dictionary

  1. die-cutting
  2. die-die
  3. die-hard
  4. die-hards
  5. die-in
  6. die-ins
  7. die-off
  8. die-offs
  9. dieb
  10. dieback
  11. diebacks

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