33 Ways To Say Someone Has Died

Kicking The Bucket

Talking about death in general is difficult for a lot of people.

They feel awkward.

People often, I have found, do not know what to say. Indeed, even if they have something they want to say, a lot of people choose to not say it for fear of further upsetting others by "saying the wrong thing".

There is also an interesting psychological aspect as well. When you talk about something in depth, it makes it "real". When someone you love dies, this is the last thing you want to acknowledge - that it actually has happened.

People have developed many ways to say someone has died, conveying the truth but in a gentle or even humorous way, many times using what I would term as euphemism.

Below is a list of some of the ways someone may talk about a death.

1. They have died
2. They have passed away
3. They have gone to a better place
4. They are in Heaven
5. They are sitting with God
6. They have departed from this world
7. They are deceased
8. They have expired
9. They have gone for a long sleep
10. They have passed into Spirit
11. They are watching over us
12. They have crossed the great divide
13. They are no more
14. They have kicked the bucket
15. They have returned home
16. They have gone to another room to wait for us
17. They have breathed their last
18. Their soul is free
19. They are pushing up the daisies
20. They have popped their cloggs
21. "I have lost my husband"
22. I'm sorry for your loss
23. They are making compost
24. They are food for the worms
25. They are resting in peace
26. They have met their maker
27. They are swimming with the fish
28. They passed over
29. They bit the big one
30. They are with the Angels
31. They have joined St. Peter's Choir
32. They have cashed in their chips
33. They have knocked on Auld Nick's door

These are only a few ways some people might say someone has died. People can be very creative when uncomfortable with a topic.

How would you say someone has died, in polite company, with family and when using humour?