English

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Etymology

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Blend of silly +‎ suicide.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.li.saɪd/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪlisaɪd
  • Hyphenation: sil‧ly‧cide

Noun

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sillycide (countable and uncountable, plural sillycides)

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Suicide.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:suicide
    • 2013 September 25, Cole Cook (@thecolecook), Twitter[1]:
      I've decided when I die, it's going to be because I committed sillycide.
    • 2023 September 12, @heartz4osamu, Twitter[2]:
      FUCK I JUST REMEMBERED SEPTEMBER IS SILLYCIDE PREVENTION MONTH SO I CANT KMS😭😭😭😭😭😭 how am I supposed to move on with my life and go back to school tmrw after bsd s5 ep10.
    • 2024 June 27, @bietgyu, Twitter[3]:
      gonna go shut down emotionally, contimplate[sic – meaning contemplate] sillycide, and cut myself / see you in a few hours

Verb

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sillycide (third-person singular simple present sillycides, present participle sillyciding, simple past and past participle sillycided)

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) To commit suicide.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:commit suicide
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