# dirt nap

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A state of permanent rest; the state of death.

## Etymology
First attested in 1981; dirt (alluding to a dead person’s burial in the earth) + nap (euphemistic in a manner somewhat like with put to sleep but jocular via dark humor).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dirt-nap