death clock

noun

A computer program or website displaying a countdown to a person's predicted date and time of death.

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Meanings

noundeath clock (plural death clocks)

plural death clocks

  1. A computer program or website displaying a countdown to a person's predicted date and time of death.

    Keene had a death clock running, counting the days before his final breath, and his work plan was set to meet that last deadline, with a typical project management rigor.

    2012, Michel Bruneau, The Emancipating Death of a Boring Engineer
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APA

death clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20clock

MLA

“death clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20clock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death clock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20clock.

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