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# six feet under

phrase (idiom; adverb/adjective phrase; be six feet under)

«six feet under» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (slang, euphemism) dead and buried.
2. literally, at a depth of six feet in the ground, the old traditional depth of a grave.

### In the lessons

Used in casual or dark-humour talk about death; slang, all regions. Can sound cold or flippant at a real loss.

### Examples

- That song has been six feet under for years, but now it's popular again.
- "I'll be six feet under before I wear that jumper!" said Grandpa.
- The pirate said all his enemies were six feet under.
- Graves were traditionally dug six feet under the ground.
- My uncle joked that he'll keep working until he's six feet under.
- In the crime film, the boss wanted the witness six feet under.

### Note

Stands for "dead" or "buried". Six feet is about 1.8 metres. Too rough for a funeral speech. In maths, convert six feet to inches: 72.