feetfirst

[ feet-furst ]

adverb

with the feet foremost.
Slang. on a stretcher or in a coffin; dead.

Origin of feetfirst

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First recorded in 1945–50; feet + first

Words Nearby feetfirst

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How to use feetfirst in a sentence

I released my grip, slid down the slope, and flopped feetfirst into the surprisingly warm water of the lake.
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Air spurted from the two bottles, driving him downward feetfirst, directly at the heads of the Connies!
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