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Go the way of the dodo
//ˈɡəʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v)ðə ˈdəʊdəʊ// verb
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past. idiomatic
"Now that word-processing has caught on, typewriters have gone the way of the dodo."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of go the way of the dodo. alt-of
"It is long since that disorderly potentate [the Lord of Misrule] went the way of the Dodo, and hippocras has become almost as mythical as ambrosia; but, once upon a time, they played a prominent part in legal education."
Etymology
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which is believed to have become extinct in the 17th century due to human activity.
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