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The polite word for dead, whether milk, passwords, or patience.
means Past the point of being valid, usable, or alive, depending on whether you're talking yogurt or grandpa.
from From Latin expirare, to breathe out — your final exhale, the last breath that never came back.
Literal meaningTo breathe out one's last breath.
Expiration datesOften conservative guesses, not death sentences for food.
Legal afterlifeExpired patents become free for everyone to use.