What's the meaning of "He's become a vegetable"?
(Sethi, Chandigargh)
This is an offensive term used to describe people who have been declared brain dead by doctors. Sometimes after a serious accident, the only thing that a victim can do on his own is breathe. The person cannot think, speak or move. A person who slips into a coma is said to be a vegetable. Other than the breathing, there are no indications that the individual is alive. Here is an example.
*The young boy has been a vegetable for the past six months.
An individual who leads a very boring, monotonous existence can also be said to lead the life of a vegetable.
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"If necessity is the mother of invention, what was papa doing?"—
Ruth Weekley
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