go the way of the dodo bird

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go the way of the dodo bird

  • /ˈɡəʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdəʊdəʊ bɜːd/ UK
  • /ˈɡoʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdoʊˌdoʊ bɝd/ US

verb goes the way of the dodo bird · going the way of the dodo bird · went the way of the dodo bird · gone the way of the dodo bird

  1. alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of go the way of the dodo [A]s many middle-class women entered the workforce, the live-in servant went the way of the dodo bird, and the maids, servants, and hired girls who had helped with the back-breaking housework preferred jobs in offices.

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"go the way of the dodo bird." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/go%20the%20way%20of%20the%20dodo%20bird. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"go the way of the dodo bird." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/go%20the%20way%20of%20the%20dodo%20bird.

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@misc{go_the_way_of_the_dodo_bird_2026,
  title = {go the way of the dodo bird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20the%20way%20of%20the%20dodo%20bird},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}