kill oneself
English
Alternative forms
- KYS, kys (Internet slang, text messaging)
- keys (filter-avoidance spelling)
Verb
kill oneself (third-person singular simple present kills oneself, present participle killing oneself, simple past and past participle killed oneself)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kill, oneself.
- Synonym: commit suicide
- You were stupid to try climbing up there. You might have killed yourself.
- (informal) To exert oneself to an excessive degree.
- Synonym: bust one's ass (US slang)
- Don't kill yourself raking the leaves now: We're due for a windstorm tonight.
- We just about killed ourselves laughing.
- (imperative, chiefly Internet slang, offensive) Expresses discontent or contempt.
- Synonyms: fuck you, go fuck yourself, go to hell
- 2008 May 18, anonymous author, 4chan[1], /a/:
- go back to crunchyroll fag. while your[sic] at it kill yourself you doublenigger
- 2010 June 4, MJG, “Eminem, Royce Da 5’9″ & Mr. Porter Freestyle (Westwood)”, in Rap Radar[2], archived from the original on 3 April 2023:
- 2011, anonymous author, “History of CFNM Ch. 01”, in Literotica[3]:
- What the fuck kind of a story is this? Go kill yourself faggot piece of shit.
- 2014 May 26, Dr. Oz, “Mark Flood for Supreme Skate Decks”, in hypebeast.com[4]:
- Putting my dick in your mother ass and mouth, and then busting on her whore face is gay? Kill yourself faggot, your name is "garth".
- 2015 April 6, Chundadragon#1131, “Player Entitlement? Does this Ever happen to you?”, in Path of Exile Forums General Discussion[6], archived from the original on 20 September 2026:
- [Removed by Support] but to John, if you do spend some time trading this game is exceptionally like Xbox Live - I had a guy whisper me for 2c boots yesterday and I replied "Please check if the item is verified before whispering, sold" and got spammed for about a minute with "kill yourself retard".
- 2023 February 8, Fuck you Uwe Bll, “Exclusive – Rampage 3 – Directed By Uwe Boll Part II”, in hnmag.ca[8], archived from the original on 25 January 2025:
- Shut the fuck up and kill yourself retard
Translations
Internet slang
See also
Further reading
- “kill oneself”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.