road kill
or road·kill
- Informal. the body of an animal killed on a road by a motor vehicle.
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Origin of road kill
An Americanism dating back to 1970–75
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Contemporary Examples
American society celebrates wealthy television personalities like Rowe, not trash collectors and road-kill removers.
“A moderate is nothing but road-kill in the Senate right now,” he says.
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner Defies Party to Engage GOP on a Deficit dealLinda Killian
December 28, 2011
Word Origin and History for road kill
n.
animal killed by vehicular traffic, 1972; the figurative sense is from 1992.
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