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Definition of Davy Jones’s locker noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Davy Jones’s locker

noun
 
/ˌdeɪvi ˌdʒəʊnzɪz ˈlɒkə(r)/
 
/ˌdeɪvi ˌdʒəʊnzɪz ˈlɑːkər/
[singular] (informal)
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  1. the bottom of the sea, where people who drown at sea are said to go
    Word OriginFrom Davy Jones, a name used by sailors in the 18th century for the evil spirit of the sea.
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