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Alright, shipmates! 🌊💼 “Deep-six” means to abandon, reject, or otherwise get rid of something or someone. You thought ghosts of captains past just made this stuff up? Think again! Our tale begins in the swashbuckling world of the navy, where “deep-six” meant tossing something overboard into a fathom. That’s six feet for you landlubbers! 🦶🦶🦶🦶🦶🦶
So, imagine sailors yeeting their pirate booty, only to have that term migrate into everyday language faster than you can say “hoist the Jolly Roger”! Civilians now “deep-six” bad ideas, outdated gadgets, or even stale jokes (looking at you, Dad joke aficionados!). 🏳️⚧️
Things to Deep-Six:
- Outdated fashion 👗🤷♂️
- Bad habits 🚬🚫
- Corny jokes (Eh, maybe keep a few… like this one) 😅
Synonyms:
- Ditch
- Discard
- Dump
- Jettison
Related Expressions:
- Throw in the towel: To give up (think of boxers waving the white flag); straight from the ring to your daily grind! 🥊🏁
- Kick to the curb: Bid farewell to something or someone you no longer need or want. Picture kicking a broken scooter to the sidewalk. 🛴👋
Nautical Proverbs & Quotes:
- “You can’t pour water out of a bad ship.” – Anonymous
- “Every ship has a hailing port: If it is any ship or sea-going craft whatever, it has its home somewhere.” – Mark Twain, claiming even ships need a place to call home like you do!
Suggestions for Further Reading:
- 📚 “Pirate Latitudes” by Michael Crichton
- 🏴☠️ “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson
- 🎥 Movie: “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”
- 🎶 Song: “Sailing” by Christopher Cross
Quiz Time! ⏳
May you sail smoothly in the ocean of life, casting off that which no longer serves you.
Fair winds and following seas! 🌬️🌊
- Captain Figurative
