ELECTROCUTE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTROCUTION
NOUNS
► ELECTRIC CURE electrocution in the electric chair → E20 US criminals’ sl.
► SIZZLE SEAT the electric chair; punishment by electrocution → 1982 US sl.
► THE CHAIR an electric chair; hence, death by electrocution → 1895 US colloq.
VERBS
► RIDE OLD SMOKEY to be electrocuted → 1920s US prison sl.
► SIZZLE to be electrocuted; to die in the electric chair → M20 US criminals’ sl.
► TAKE THE HOT SQUAT to be electrocuted in the electric chair → 1920s US sl.
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