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Etymology
From deep + six.
Maybe: depth of a grave (six feet).

Verb
en-verb

#US idiom to throw something overboard from a ship
#US idiom to get rid of something unwanted
#:First, the stark message to â��eat lessâ�� of a particular food has been deep-sixed. - 28/01/2007, New York Times ¹

See also
hit into the long grass

• 2007-08-12 00:32 - Demus wiesbaden - /* Etymology */

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