pop off

pop off
   to die
   Literally, in slang, to depart, rather than from a cork leaving a bottle, and usually of natural causes:
    Look here, Hugh, I'm afraid Percy has popped off. (Matthew, 1978 — Percy the budgerigar had died)

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  • pop off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms pop off : present tense I/you/we/they pop off he/she/it pops off present participle popping off past tense popped off past participle popped off British informal to die …   English dictionary

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