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the boxes they're going to bury them in

the boxes they're going to bury them in is the plural of the box they're going to bury it in.

Meaning of the box they're going to bury it in

Noun

the box they're going to bury it in (plural the boxes they're going to bury them in)

  1. (informal, slang) A person or product that hastens the obsolescence of another person or product.
    • Vaudeville's dead, and TV's the box they're going to bury it in!

Questions about the boxes they're going to bury them in

What is the boxes they're going to bury them in the plural of?
The boxes they're going to bury them in is the plural of the box they're going to bury it in.

Words near the boxes they're going to bury them in in the dictionary

  1. the bombs
  2. The Boot
  3. the boot is on the other foot
  4. The Bottom
  5. the box they're going to bury it in
  6. the boxes they're going to bury them in
  7. the boys
  8. The Branch
  9. the breath of life
  10. the bride at every wedding
  11. the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral

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