went the way of the dodo

Verb

go the way of the dodo (third-person singular simple present goes the way of the dodo, present participle going the way of the dodo, simple past went the way of the dodo, past participle gone the way of the dodo)

1. (idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
   • Now that word-processing has caught on, typewriters have gone the way of the dodo.

   Synonyms:

   go the way of the dinosaurs, go the way of the dodo bird, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord