"death disc" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: death discs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} death disc (plural death discs)
  1. (music, informal, historical) A phonograph record about teenage tragedy. Tags: historical, informal Categories (topical): Musical genres Synonyms: tearjerker
    Sense id: en-death_disc-en-noun-FibagZP4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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