davy jones' locker

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(deyim) Davy Jones’s Locker is an idiom for the bottom of the sea — the resting place of drowned sailors. It is used as a euphemism for death at sea (to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker). Davy Jones is a nickname for what would be the devil of the seas. The origins of the name are unclear, and many theories have been put forth, including incompetent sailors, a pub owner who kidnapped sailors, or that Davy Jones is another name for the devil – as in, “Devil Jonah”. This nautical superstition was popularized in the 1800s
Davy Jones's locker
The bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost

NOTE: Partridge erroneously refers to this as from the journal of Richard rather than Nicholas Cresswell.

davy jones's locker
(Slang) bottom of ocean or sea
davy jones' locker

    Silbentrennung

    Da·vy jones' lock·er

    Türkische aussprache

    deyvi cōnz läkır

    Aussprache

    /ˈdāvē ˈʤōnz ˈläkər/ /ˈdeɪviː ˈʤoʊnz ˈlɑːkɜr/
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