davy jones's locker

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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.

(Slang) bottom of ocean or sea
Davy Jones' locker
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Davy Jones' locker
(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

    Silbentrennung

    Da·vy jones's lock·er

    Türkische aussprache

    deyvi cōnzîz läkır

    Aussprache

    /ˈdāvē ˈʤōnzəz ˈläkər/ /ˈdeɪviː ˈʤoʊnzɪz ˈlɑːkɜr/

    Etymologie

    () There has been much speculation about the origin of this term, but none has been substantiated.
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