suck the kumara

verb

To die.

Meanings

verbsuck the kumara (third-person singular simple present sucks the kumara, present participle sucking the kumara, simple past and past participle sucked the kumara)

present singular third person sucks the kumara · participle present sucking the kumara · participle past sucked the kumara · past sucked the kumara

  1. New ZealandidiomaticslangTo die.

    Synonyms: kick the bucket, bite the dust

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Presumably because both a buried corpse and a kumara (“sweet potato”) are found under the earth.

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Chicago

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