celestial transfer

celestial transfer (uncountable)

1. (slang) The act of dying; death.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:death

   • 2005, Lanford Beard, editor, E! True Hollywood Story: The Real Stories Behind the Glitter, New York, NY: Chamberlain Bros., →ISBN, page 323:

     Said Naomi, “Another doctor in a starched white lab coat told me I was going to be taking a six-foot dirt nap. That is, in about three years, I was going to make the old celestial transfer.”