auger in

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auger in

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From auger + in, since the plane is metaphorically drilling into the ground.

verb augers in · augering in · augered in

  1. euphemistic To crash catastrophically into the ground. The pilot lost pitch control and the jet augered in.

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@misc{auger_in_2026,
  title = {auger in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auger%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}