six feet under
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six feet under
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Six feet refers to the traditional depth to which graves are dug. (Actual grave depths today may vary.)
adjective
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Buried underground; not alive; dead.
He thought he knew better than everyone, but now he's six feet under.
Similar: six feet deep, asleep, at rest, blessed, cadaverous, clay-cold, deceased, breathless, resting, cold, decomposed, defunct
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| Português | a sete palmos, sete palmos abaixo da terra |
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| Français | six pieds sous terre |
Talk about this word "six feet under." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/six%20feet%20under. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. six feet under. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/six%20feet%20under "six feet under." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/six%20feet%20under.Cite this
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title = {six feet under},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/six%20feet%20under},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
