Skip to main content

nail in the coffin

Part of the phrase, "the last nail in the coffin" or "another nail in the coffin". Equivalent to "the last straw". A very old phrase.
He cheated on her again? That's got be the last nail in the coffin.

The 9/11 attacks were another nail in the Ansett coffin; it was now inevitable that the airline would collapse.
by Fenn July 11, 2006
mugGet the nail in the coffin mug.

nail in the coffin

The death of the rapper, Benzino! Eminem fucking spit bar-after-bar right at his throat, each diss more savage than the last! The line where Benzino just died instantly was:

Slap my mom! Slap the fuck out of her
She can't sue you, she wouldn't get a buck out of ya
'Cause you're broke as fuck, you suck, you're a fuckin' joke
If you was really sellin' coke, well, then what the fuck
You stop for, dummy? If you slew some crack
You'd make a lot more money than you do from rap

It was too much for Benzino to handle! RIP Benzino!
Eminem put a nail in the coffin and ended Benzino!
by I'm Obsessed With Your Mother February 12, 2020
mugGet the nail in the coffin mug.

nail in the coffin

A song dedicated to Ray "Benzino" Scott for his truly gay rapping and truly gay magazine. Eminem pwns Benzino in the disses.
It is time to put the nail in the coffin on Gay Benzino.
by tdogg August 19, 2003
mugGet the nail in the coffin mug.

nail in the coffin

something that bring one closer to a seemingly unavoidable negative outcome such as death or defeat
Is this the final nail in the coffin for the coalition.
by The Return of Light Joker August 16, 2009
mugGet the nail in the coffin mug.

nail in the coffin

something that hasten's death or defeat
As far as re-election goes Bush will probably put another nail in the coffin during the course of the next few months.
by Light Joker September 6, 2007
mugGet the nail in the coffin mug.

nail in the coffin

A phrase popularized by Eminem in his 2003 diss-track dedicated to ending Ray Benzino's career, it means to seal one's demise.
The first recorded use of this phrase was in 1792, when Pindar, also known as John Wolcot, stated “Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt.”
Guy 1: Did you hear about Ray Benzino?
Guy 2: Literally who?
Guy 3: I've heard about him. He was this old guy peak Eminem absolutely assassinated in his hit diss-track "Nail in the Coffin" and another diss-track "The Sauce"
by faxlord November 15, 2022
mugGet the nail in the coffin mug.

another nail in the coffin

Smoking a cigarette. Smoking is considered deadly, so each cigarette is another nail in the coffin.
I'm gonna light up and put another nail in the coffin.
by MBX143 August 11, 2009
mugGet the another nail in the coffin mug.

Share this definition

Sign in to vote

We'll email you a link to sign in instantly.

Or

Check your email

We sent a link to

Open your email