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deathstyle

noun

Etymology

From death + style, based on lifestyle.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”
  2. derived from stilus — “pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing tool, stylus; act of setting down in writing, composition; characteristic mode of expression, style; stem of a plant”
  3. derived from stylus
  4. derived from style
  5. inherited from stile
  6. compounded as deathstyle — “death + style”

Definitions

  1. A harmful, self-destructive lifestyle.

    • In many cases they learn their deathstyle from their parents. We are seeing the first generation of people in the United States who will likely die younger than their parents did.
    • My lifestyle determines my deathstyle.

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