しご
Shigo
死語 (Shigo) is a Japanese noun meaning “dead language, extinct language, obsolete word, dated word”.
Meanings
- noundead language; extinct language
- nounobsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
Examples
この語はもう死語です。
That word has fallen out of use.
それって死語じゃないの。
People don't say that anymore.
しかし、その一方、ラテン語はそのときまでに「死語」となっていた。
But, then again, Latin was already a "dead language" by that time.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).