dirt nap

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

Noun

 * 1)  A state of permanent rest; the state of death.
 * 2) * 1989, Laurence Gonzales, The Still Point, “Anatomy of a Drug Bust”, ‘Two: Fort Harrison’, page 119
 * “You go in there without enough men, you’re liable to end up takin’ a dirt nap.”

Derived terms

 * take a dirt nap

Translations

 * Russian: ве́чный сон,