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Mortuary Beach
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English
Etymology
A pun with en mortuary for the similar-sounding en monastery, in reference to numerous fatalities resulting from the strong waves and currents there.
Proper noun
mortuary beach
en US slang Monastery Beach, part of the Carmel River State Beach in California, United States.