# do-or-die

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure (Alternative form of do or die).

## Etymology
An adjectival phrase composed of the words: do, or, and die all connected by hyphens.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/do-or-die