death nail

noun

Eggcorn of death knell.

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Meanings

noun
  1. Eggcorn of death knell.

Origin

Seemingly conflated with the phrase nail in one's coffin.

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APA

death nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20nail

MLA

“death nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20nail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death nail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20nail.

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