Definition of dropped like flies

drop like flies

verb

• to die with others in a large group, usually within a short span of time.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to die.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

+	Add a definition for this slang term

Share Tweet E-mail	More info:	Interactive stats:
	R  Related words	Usage Vulgarity SlangMap

Related words

Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'to die':
gonner	Definitions include: spelling variant of goner.
be fender meat	Definitions include: to be dead.
kick the bucket	Definitions include: to die.
drop	Definitions include: to take drugs, usually LSD ("acid") or Ecstasy (MDMA).
bite the dust	Definitions include: to die.
cash in (one's) chips	Definitions include: to die.
screw the pooch	Definitions include: to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake.
final curtain	Definitions include: death.
eat (one's) gun	Definitions include: to commit suicide via a gunshot to the roof of one's mouth.
take a dirt nap	Definitions include: to die.
fry	Definitions include: to be under the influence of drugs.
buy it	Definitions include: to die or be seriously injured.
give up the ghost	Definitions include: to die.
six feet under	Definitions include: dead and buried.
goner	Definitions include: someone or something who will die soon.
(show 12 more)

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'drop':
at the drop of a hat	Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion
DDG	Definitions include: acronym for "drop dead gorgeous".
DOL	Definitions include: acronym for "drop out loser".
don't drop the soap dawg	Definitions include: to be anally raped in jail.
drop	Definitions include: to take drugs, usually LSD ("acid") or Ecstasy (MDMA).
drop a beat	Definitions include: in music, to play a beat.
drop a bomb	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
drop a C-bomb	Definitions include: See C-bomb.
drop a chalupa	Definitions include: have a bowel movement.
drop a coil	Definitions include: to defecate. usually used in a mock-sensuous way or in a lighthearted manner.
drop a deuce	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
drop a dime	Definitions include: to inform the authorities (e.g. police) that someone was involved in a crime.
drop a dookie	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
drop a duce	Definitions include: misspelling of drop a deuce.
drop a fat lip	Definitions include: to place a large amount of dip (chewing tobacco) between one's cheek and jaw.
(show 39 morehide)
Other terms relating to 'fly':
as the crow flies	Definitions include: in a straight line.
bar fly	Definitions include: a person who frequents bars.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
felony flyers	Definitions include: sneakers.
fly	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
fly a kite	Definitions include: When the back top of a female's thong is visible above her pants. "Look at that girl at the bar, she's totally flying a kite"
fly-by-night	Definitions include: adjective.
flyer	Definitions include: more fly.
fly low	Definitions include: to have the zipper on one's trousers unzipped.
fly off the handle	Definitions include: to become enraged.
fly solo	Definitions include: to do something completely by one's self.
fruit fly	Definitions include: a heterosexual with many homosexual friends.
give a flying f*ck	Definitions include: to care.
go fly a kite	Definitions include: an angry retort.
let (one's) freak flag fly	Definitions include: to not hide what makes a person a freak or makes a person be perceived as a freak.
(show 4 morehide)
Other terms relating to 'like':
act like (one's) sh*t doesn't stink	Definitions include: to act superior.
act like (one's) sh*t don't stink	Definitions include: See act like (one's) shit doesn't stink.
be like	Definitions include: to say, in reported speech or conversation.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
bleed like a stuck pig	Definitions include: to bleed profusely.
breed like rabbits	Definitions include: to have many children.
built like a brick house	Definitions include: of a woman, to be well-endowed.
built like a brick sh*t-house	Definitions include: large, muscular, and strongly built.
built like a tripod	Definitions include: to have a large penis
DILF	Definitions include: acronym for "dad I'd like to fuck".
DILLIGAS	Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit."
do (one) like that	Definitions include: to treat a person poorly, especially when there are witness(ed).
drink like a fish	Definitions include: to drink alcohol to excess.
Drop you like a bad habit.	Definitions include: This phrase means to stop something fully and finally.
dumps like a truck	Definitions include: nice buttocks.
(show 126 morehide)

How common is this slang?

Don't click the following.
I use it	(8)
No longer use it	(0)
Heard it but never used it	(2)
Have never heard it	(0)

How vulgar is this slang?

Average of 6 votes: 13%  (See the most vulgar words.)

Least vulgar

Most vulgar

Your vote: None   (To vote, click the pepper. Vote how vulgar the word is – not how mean it is.)

Least vulgar

Most vulgar

Where is this slang used?

Logged-in users can add themselves to the map. Login, Register, Login instantly with Facebook.

Link to this slang definition

To link to this term in a web page or blog, insert the following.

<a href="http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/dropped-like-flies">dropped like flies</a>

To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.

[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/dropped-like-flies dropped like flies]

Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation.