what are the uses of お亡くなり as a slang?

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1. Did you get that idea from this post?

   https://ja.hinative.com/questions/24017561

2. Yeah I’ve never heard the term before. According to the person replying in that link, it’s a slang term that technically means to die, but is used dramatically. Like the English “if that happened, I would just die!”

   I haven’t heard the song in question, so I might be missing some important context here, but they go on the say that it’s the singer probably referring to their hairstyle getting wrecked by the wind. Again, I get the impression it’s intentionally over-dramatic.

   Then they go on to say that it’s not a commonly used term, but it might be in the otaku world.

3. As a slang, you can say “(あの世に）逝く” or “くたばる”.

   They are not good expressions though.

4. Uses like テストの点数がお亡くなりになる is the more slangy, *not exactly “dead” but you get the idea* way you might see that expression.

   Same idea with 漢字テスト爆死した.

5. It’s more like a slang instead of an otaku term.

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   >Switchライトくん左スティックがお亡くなりに
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   >ワイヤレスイヤホンがお亡くなりにになってショボーン
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   >iPadがお亡くなりになったので

   get tired/hurt

   >指踏まれてお亡くなり
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   >直近ボルテやりすぎて手がお亡くなりになつたよん
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   >喉がお亡くなりになりそうだったけど楽しかった

   stop working

   >嗅ぎすぎて鼻がお亡くなりになったのかな
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   >通知がお亡くなりになってて
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   >リングイベント中に投稿機能お亡くなりになってるの

   fail (the exam/test)

   >昇格筆記試験無事お亡くなり確定ですわ
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   >天気も悪いし初テスト問題わからずにお亡くなり
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   >漢字テストの範囲ミスってお亡くなり