Definition of 死語 (しご)

死語

しご

shigo

noun
1.
dead language, extinct language
See also:活語 (antonym)
2.
obsolete word, word that has become passé
See also:廃語
Related Kanji
death, die
word, speech, language
Example sentences(showing 3 results)

This word has gone out of use

But, then again, Latin was already a "dead language" by that time

People don't say that anymore