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General Slang
peg out
PEG OWT · phrase · informal
To hang washing on the line; also to collapse or die.
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Definitions
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To hang out laundry with pegs; colloquially also to be exhausted or (bluntly) to die. Northern/Midlands.
“I'll peg the washing out while the sun's up.”
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2
To collapse from exhaustion, or bluntly, to die.
“He nearly pegged out after that long shift.”
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peg out In A Sentence
I'll peg the washing out while the sun's up.
He nearly pegged out after that long shift.
Origin & Usage
British dialect; 'peg' (clothes peg), figurative 'peg out' for collapse.
Variants
peg it out
People Also Ask
What does peg out mean?
Literally it means to hang washing on the line with pegs. Colloquially it can also mean to collapse from exhaustion or, bluntly, to die.
Does peg out mean to die?
It can, in a blunt or humorous sense — 'he nearly pegged out' — but its everyday meaning is hanging out the laundry.
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