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Death flag

A death-flag is an action or phrase that offers the possibility of a characters death in a TV-show, movie, book, or even anime. If you see any of these death-flags below, your favorite character might just die.

1. Finally opening up to his/her crush right before going into a dangerous situation, like a war/battle
1a. Crush graciously accepts said confession, and talks about life

2. Character's family, preferably wife and kids, are unnecessarily given background information
2a. Character's family must be loving without any family problems

3. Hearing a creek or a sound coming from a nearby room
3a. Said room must have the lights off with the door partially open, as the character slowly approaches it.

4. Talk about his/her future and what he wants to be in life, right before a dangerous battle or war

5. Being a mentor of the adventurous Main Character

6. Subtle indications that Character is sick, but not open about it

7. Realizing/discovering a mystery that should not be uncovered
7a. Character tries to contact someone to let them know of the discovery fast, then meets stranger

8. Once scared character decides to be brave for once
8a. Character bites more than he can chew

9. Excessive coughing of blood during battle
9a. Not dead yet, but prey is nearby to finish the job
This character is giving off a Death flag. I wonder how long it will take for him to die.
by Kazukster November 27, 2016
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Death Note

Japanese Comic or manga that portrays the twisted and suspenseful story of Yamagi Light, a genius who gets his ambitious hands on the Notebook of Death. Upon writing a persons name and the cause of death within its pages the person will die 40 seconds later. However, Light has to overcome the police and super sleuth "L" who pursue him before he can "cleanse the earth" of filth.
Light wrote >_<; in the Death Note. Looks like I'm dea-*ack* *cough* X_x
by >_<; April 1, 2005
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Green Death

Export 'A' Green cigarettes. They're the most hardcore kind, hence the green death.
"Dude, you're smoking green death. You're gonna die really soon.."
by i break the law January 28, 2007
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Death Plane

Your death plane consists of the people you want to die.
My boss just made it on my death plane.
by Madfwef December 30, 2010
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rainbow wheel of death

that damned icon that appears whenever you screw up in OSX and you feel like smashing your computer.
George encountered the rainbow wheel of death when he tried to look at porn and it gave him a virus.
by andy mishra January 4, 2007
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blue screen of death

An error message on a blue screen and uses the MS-DOS font. This happens when major or "fatal" errors occur. In some cases you can press any key "to continue," but sometimes pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL may be required, and in rare cases you will have to power off the computer due to the keyboard not responding or getting a "System halted._" message.
Windows ME sucks. I get blue screens of death 24/7.
by gs6 December 22, 2002
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Death Kwan Do

A martial arts skill harnessed by mastering the powers of Mullets and Cutt-Off jeans.

Popularized by "The Regular Show"
I learned The death-punch of death
What?
It's Death Kwan Do
by CaptainCharismaN.E. May 20, 2011
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