gone the way of the dodo bird
No longer existing
Gone the way of the dodo bird means become extinct or obsolete.
The dodo was a flightless bird hunted to extinction in the 17th century, making it a symbol of permanent disappearance.
The phrase typically describes technologies, customs, or institutions that have vanished completely: Typewriters have gone the way of the dodo bird.
Often shortened to gone the way of the dodo.
- pagersOne-way wireless receivers
- powdered wigsFlour-dusted formal hairpieces
- floppy disksFlexible magnetic storage media
- quill pensFeather-based writing instruments
- typewritersKey-operated printing devices
carbon paper · overhead projectors · steam engines · rotary phones · landline phones · sundials · phonographs · medieval armor · telegrams · dinosaurs · cassette tapes · gas lamps · woolly mammoth · MySpace · VHS tapes · horse-drawn carriages · phone booths · dial-up internet
gone the way of the dodo birdalive and well
Existing and healthy
surviving · enduring · here to stay · alive and kicking · persisting
gone the way of the dodo birdthriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · booming · going from strength to strength · prospering · burgeoning
gone the way of the dodo birdstate of the art
Most advanced available now
cutting edge · all the rage · in vogue · mainstream · ubiquitous