high hearse

arrogance used to cope with the indirect and direct fears of death

grandson: "What makes grandpa think he knows more than us about politics? he just watches the news."
grandma: "oh, he's just on his high hearse sweetie, don't listen to him."

by supersecretspud October 8, 2020

Hearse Race

An election or succession of governmental leadership where all candidates are of extreme age, leading the question to be not of their quality but of how long they have left to live.

The end-times of the Soviet Union saw a Hearse Race within Soviet Leadership.

by Definitely_Not_A_Book_Reader June 7, 2025