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road kill
or Dzk
noun
- Informal. the body of an animal killed on a road by a motor vehicle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of road kill1
An Americanism dating back to 1970–75
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Harvesting road kill and dumping it in Central Park as a prank, he said, might have been “a little bit of the redneck in me.”
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“Raptors are attracted by a road kill. They’re opportunistic and want to take advantage of an easy meal. They’re not paying attention.”
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They then left Mr Ward to die as if he was "road kill", his partner said.
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"To see the man I love stabbed by savage people then left to die like 'road kill' dumped on a road is disgraceful and no one should have to go through that."
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"I feel a keen sense not to become the next road kill," said Raghavan, a senior vice president at Google who reports to chief executive Sundar Pichai.
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