"death flag" meaning in English

See death flag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: death flags [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese 死亡フラグ (shibō furagu). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ja|死亡フラグ|tr=shibō furagu}} Calque of Japanese 死亡フラグ (shibō furagu) Head templates: {{en-noun}} death flag (plural death flags)
  1. (fandom slang, chiefly Japanese media) A trope suggesting to the viewer that a character will die. Tags: Japanese, slang
    Sense id: en-death_flag-en-noun-C9SudjGj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: lifestyle, media

Inflected forms

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