gigadeath

English

Etymology

From giga- +‎ death.

Noun

gigadeath (plural gigadeaths)

  1. (science fiction) One billion deaths.
    Coordinate term: megadeath
    • 2008, Ken MacLeod, Fractions: The First Half of The Fall Revolution, page 285:
      They'll have no reason to hit the datasphere now. There will be no gigadeaths.
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