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snuff it

snuff it verb: to die.

Verb

snuff it (third-person singular simple present snuffs it, present participle snuffing it, simple past and past participle snuffed it)

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) to die.
    • That cat must have been twenty years old when he finally snuffed it.
    • Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.1975, Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Python (Monty) Pictures Limited

Forms of snuff it

third-person singular presentsnuffs it
present participlesnuffing it
past participlesnuffed it
pastsnuffed it

Questions about snuff it

What does snuff it mean?
Snuff it means to die.
What part of speech is snuff it?
Snuff it is a verb.
What is the past tense of snuff it?
The past tense of snuff it is snuffed it.

Words near snuff it in the dictionary

  1. snuff boxes
  2. snuff dish
  3. snuff dishes
  4. snuff film
  5. snuff films
  6. snuff it
  7. snuff movie
  8. snuff movies
  9. snuff out
  10. snuff video
  11. snuff videos

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