the box they're going to bury it in

noun

A person or product that hastens the obsolescence of another person or product.

“Vaudeville's dead, and TV's the box they're going to bury it in!”

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Meanings

nounthe box they're going to bury it in (plural the boxes they're going to bury them in)

plural the boxes they're going to bury them in

  1. informalslangA person or product that hastens the obsolescence of another person or product.

    Vaudeville's dead, and TV's the box they're going to bury it in!

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APA

the box they're going to bury it in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20box%20they're%20going%20to%20bury%20it%20in

MLA

“the box they're going to bury it in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20box%20they're%20going%20to%20bury%20it%20in. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the box they're going to bury it in,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20box%20they're%20going%20to%20bury%20it%20in.

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