la palmó

died

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died Informal slang for “died,” often with a humorous or crude tone. The phrase is commonly used in the past tense, as in “la palmó.”

SP: Mi pez la palmó ayer.

EN: My fish died yesterday.

He died yesterday.

He kicked the bucket, damn it.

— American Gangster (2007)

That's why he kicked the bucket.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Bumpy died.

— American Gangster (2007)