push up daisies

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push up daisies

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In allusion to the daisy flowers growing over a dead person's grave. Originated in World War I.

verb pushes up daisies · pushing up daisies · pushed up daisies · push daisies · push up the daisies

  1. euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic To be dead.

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"push up daisies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/push%20up%20daisies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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push up daisies. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/push%20up%20daisies

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"push up daisies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/push%20up%20daisies.

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@misc{push_up_daisies_2026,
  title = {push up daisies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/push%20up%20daisies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}