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morgue

Definition

  • noun: a place where the bodies of dead people are kept until they are buried or cremated
  • noun: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
  • often used figuratively or in the phrase 'like a morgue' to describe a place that is very quiet and sad
  • synonyms: deadhouse, dead house

Examples

  • The locker room was a 'morgue' after the team lost yet another game.

  • old news stories found in a newspaper 'morgue'

  • The locker room was 'like a morgue'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I mean, I have a few notes. - Notes? - But they can wait. You can take me to jail now. Oh, no, no, no. I was thinking more like the morgue. - You're dead! - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. This isn't how you play the game. Game over. Great button. (..)
    2010 Megamind