axe murdered
Killed with chopper
Axe murdered describes someone killed with an axe, or more loosely, brutally slain.
The phrase evokes gruesome violence—axe murders occupy a particular place in true crime and horror: The whole family was axe murdered in 1912.
Figuratively, something axe murdered has been destroyed or ruined beyond recognition: That remix axe murdered the original song.
- violent crimeOffense involving force or threat
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- true crimeGenre covering actual offenses
- body countTally of the deceased
- homicideCausing another's death
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