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Go for a burton

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Verb
  1. 1
    To be killed. British

    "[G]one for a Burton […] has, in the R.A.F., ousted gone West[.] "He is dead" may appear somewhat remote from "He has gone for a glass of Burton": but, then, all euphemisms do, at first, appear remote."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of go for a burton. alt-of
  3. 3
    To be lost, spoiled or destroyed. British

Etymology

Originated in the RAF in World War II. Unknown beyond that, but may have some association with beer. One version is that it was from a series of ads for Burton's beer which showed a group of people with one missing and the tag line "He's gone for a Burton".

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