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peg out

verb

Definition of PEG OUT

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: die

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First Known Use of PEG OUT

1854

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Synonyms: check out, conk (out), croak [slang], decease, demise, depart, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in [slang], kick off [slang], pass (on), pass away, part, die [chiefly British], perish, pop off, step out, succumb

Antonyms: breathe, live

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