A gorgeous corpse

n.

A gorgeous corpse is Irish slang for someone who looked great laid out at their own wake.

In use

Sure he was a gorgeous corpse, he never looked better!

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One must say he made a perfectly splendid corpse; he had never looked finer in all his life.

Questions

What does a gorgeous corpse mean in Ireland?

Someone who looked great laid out at their own wake.

How do you use a gorgeous corpse in a sentence?

“Sure he was a gorgeous corpse, he never looked better!”

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