Meanings
verbdeep-six (third-person singular simple present deep-sixes, present participle deep-sixing, simple past and past participle deep-sixed)
present singular third person deep-sixes · participle present deep-sixing · participle past deep-sixed · past deep-sixed
- alternativeAlternative form of deep six.
First, the stark message to “eat less” of a particular food has been deep-sixed; don’t look for it ever again in any official U.S. dietary pronouncement.
2007 January 28, Michael Pollan, “Unhappy Meals”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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deep-six. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-six
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“deep-six.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-six. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deep-six,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-six.
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