2006-07-28 03:36:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Davy Jones' Locker is an idiom for the bottom of the sea — the resting place of drowned seamen. It is used as a euphemism for death at sea (e.g. to be "sent to Davy Jones' Locker")[1]; Davy Jones is a nickname (used primarily by sailors) for what would be the devil of the seas. His origins are unclear, and many theories have been put forth, including incompetent sailors, a pub owner who kidnapped sailors, or that Davy Jones is another name for the devil. Davy Jones has also been known to give captured sailors a chance to serve him for 100 years instead of dying.
The story's reputation has been widespread among sailors since its popularization, and nautical traditions have been created around him. He is also very popular in the broader culture, with references to him in various forms of media, most recently in his depiction in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
2006-07-28 03:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by Mosaic 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means drowning - Davey Jones locker was supposed to be at the bottom of the sea.
2006-07-28 03:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by Kobie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what the sailors call the water in the seas and oceans. If someone drowns, or killed and goes under the water, never to be found, they are in Davey Jones Locker, the Briney, or the Deep.
2006-07-28 03:42:21 · answer #3 · answered by stullerrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Davy Jones' Locker is an idiom for the bottom of the sea — the resting place of drowned seamen. It is used as a euphemism for death at sea (e.g. to be "sent to Davy Jones' Locker")[1]; Davy Jones is a nickname (used primarily by sailors) for what would be the devil of the seas. His origins are unclear, and many theories have been put forth, including incompetent sailors, a pub owner who kidnapped sailors, or that Davy Jones is another name for the devil. Davy Jones has also been known to give captured sailors a chance to serve him for 100 years instead of dying.
2006-07-28 03:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by ceaceagogo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
visiting davey jones locker means being lost at sea or drowning...davey jones losker, referring to the bottom of the ocean
2006-07-28 03:44:23 · answer #5 · answered by grimreaperinpink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not "visit" Davey Jones's locker. When you get there, you are there to stay.
2006-07-28 03:40:22 · answer #6 · answered by damndirtyape212 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-03 04:50:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is about this dude Dave Jones at the gym .... you go to his locker and see what's up ... that is where the phrase came form
2006-07-28 03:39:44 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like u were going to drown in the sea his locker is horible
2006-07-28 03:42:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drowning while at sea.
2006-07-28 03:40:01 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋