noun
obit
OH-bit/ˈoʊbɪt/
A published notice of someone's death, often with a brief account of that person’s life.
The local paper runs an obit for our former mayor today.
Etymology
Latin obitus used departure as a figurative expression for death. The modern death-notice sense is usually a shortening of obituary, which first meant a register of deaths.
In context
like okay and you're going to put something in the local paper like a obit
More examples
- Her obit mentions her lifelong love of gardening.
- I read the obits in the newspaper every morning.
- The editor asks me to write a short obit.
Forms
obit · obits