big green needle
Lethal injection, usually in the context of animal euthanasia.
Comes from the greenish color of many medical syringes and the large volume of barbiturates they use to ensure a quick and certain death.
Sometimes capitalized or put in quotations for emphasis, i.e - "The Big Green Needle"
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Comes from the greenish color of many medical syringes and the large volume of barbiturates they use to ensure a quick and certain death.
Sometimes capitalized or put in quotations for emphasis, i.e - "The Big Green Needle"
100+ Google hits. Deny me, bro.
"When I adopted Rover out of the animal shelter he was a week away from getting the big green needle, I'm so glad I found him in time!"
"It's sick how they dragged out Terri Schiavo's life that way. If she had been a dog they would have given her the big green needle years ago."
"It's sick how they dragged out Terri Schiavo's life that way. If she had been a dog they would have given her the big green needle years ago."