Death Tax

A term derived from the parasitic nature of people who attempt to profit off of the deaths of famous people.

Advertisement: "Come get your Whitney Houston memorial T-shirt, poster, and CD for only $169.99!"

Guy 1: "What a prime example of the death tax. Some people just don't know how to pass up a chance to make money."

by bigdaddyantdawg April 26, 2012

Shield of Death

A term used in reference to the icon displayed when Windows XP or Vista has updates to install, thus resulting in a lengthy shut down of one's computer.

Dude, sorry I'm late. I went to shut down my computer and got the Shield of Death.

by DougLB December 19, 2008

death/doom

Dark and brutal form of doom metal.
Not for the faint hearted
The most difficult breed of music to listen to
Can be caustic to the ears

My Dying Bride
Death/doom
Early Paradise Lost
Ahab
Emaciated Earth

by EE666 September 11, 2013

managed to death

A politically correct sounding euphemistic term to describe the failure of a company owing to poor management.

foobar.com fell apart the other day - it was managed to death.

by ke6isf July 23, 2004

The death tick

The sound a claymore makes in Call of Duty 4 when you trip it. Its nickname is the death tick because when you hear the "tick" you die.

I'll go in first, if you hear the death tick run....AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

by KING MAISON May 13, 2008

Death Certificate

The workout of the day on fatalfitness.com. Very similar to the CrossFit wod, Death Certificates (DCs) are extremely intense.

"Phalanx" (A FFitness Death Certificate)
80 pullups
160 dips
320 abs, your choice

by jundie October 18, 2008

shock death

A death in a slasher movie that's over the top and gory that shocks the audience.

The audience gasped at the sudden shock death.

by Type2GenomeManiac June 8, 2017