"go to Halifax" meaning in English

See go to Halifax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes to Halifax [present, singular, third-person], going to Halifax [participle, present], went to Halifax [past], gone to Halifax [participle, past]
Etymology: Euphemistic alliteration with go to hell. Etymology templates: {{m|en|go to hell}} go to hell Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to Halifax}} go to Halifax (third-person singular simple present goes to Halifax, present participle going to Halifax, simple past went to Halifax, past participle gone to Halifax)
  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of go to hell. Tags: euphemistic Synonyms: go to hell [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-go_to_Halifax-en-verb-Xcw4LAIL Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 89 11
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, Halifax.
    Sense id: en-go_to_Halifax-en-verb-Wm7DaNeU

Inflected forms

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