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corpse

UK/kɔːps/ US/koɹps/ common slang

noun

1.

the dead body of a human being

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Origin

From Middle English, from earlier corse, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). Displaced native English likam and lich. The ⟨p⟩ was inserted due to the original Latin spelling. Doublet of corps and corpus, and distantly of riff (via Proto-Indo-European). The verb sense derives from the notion of being unable to control laughter while acting as dead body.

Phrases

  • corpse camp
  • corpse camper
  • corpse candle
  • corpse flower
  • corpse hounds
  • corpse paint
  • corpse plant
  • corpse pose

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