wooden kimono

Definition

Synonym of coffin.

Etymology

A variation of earlier criminal slang such as wooden coat.

Example Sentences

• ""And you're just about ready to give up the ghost and call for a wooden kimono.""
• "I expected the man to show up any minute with his tape measure to outfit me with a wooden kimono."
• ""The wooden kimono was all ready to drop in San Francisco Bay, but now he's mumbling something all about the one that got away.""