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pine box at bedside
PYNE BOKS at BED-syde · phrase · slang
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pine box at bedside In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
US medical gallows humour; pine box = cheap coffin.
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What does 'pine box at bedside' mean?
It's grim hyperbole that a patient is so close to death that a coffin might as well be waiting; sometimes abbreviated PBAB.
Is 'pine box at bedside' offensive?
Yes — it's dark gallows humour about a dying patient, not for use in records or in front of families.
Why 'pine box'?
A pine box is a cheap, plain coffin, so it stands in for imminent death.
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