Concrete overcoat In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Concrete overcoat", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-10-14 03:10

Meaning of Concrete overcoat

Concrete overcoat noun phrase slang

Used to describe the action of pouring concrete over a dead body to dispose or hide it, usually done by gangsters

I just found out that Ken is a snitch. It's time to give him a concrete overcoat.

Don't you ever think about betraying me if you don't want to end up in a concrete overcoat.

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Origin of Concrete overcoat

This phrase has been around since the 1920s. This phrase was first used in The Evening Courier newspaper, July 1946:

"Not all homicide committed in this town makes the front page. The fat scare headline is reserved for the tommy-gun from the limousine window, the concrete overcoat under the East River..."

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