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joining the choir invisible

joining the choir invisible is the present participle and gerund of join the choir invisible.

Meaning of join the choir invisible

Verb

join the choir invisible (third-person singular simple present joins the choir invisible, present participle joining the choir invisible, simple past and past participle joined the choir invisible)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, intransitive) To die.
    • This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to see its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an...1969 December 7, “Full Frontal Nudity”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Mr Praline (John Cleese), Dead Parrot sketch

Questions about joining the choir invisible

What is joining the choir invisible the present participle and gerund of?
Joining the choir invisible is the present participle and gerund of join the choir invisible.

Words near joining the choir invisible in the dictionary

  1. joining fees
  2. joining forces
  3. joining hands
  4. joining in
  5. joining out
  6. joining the choir invisible
  7. joining the dots
  8. joining the majority
  9. joining up
  10. joiningly
  11. joinings

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