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I had a kind of Rafal-coded thought, so here goes:

I have a proposition for a new slang word.

Firstly, "to slay," aside from meaning "to kill," could mean "to suceed," in a more figurative way.

And, "to choke," aside from its literal meaning and it being a possible route to death, can mean "to fail," usually in a spectacular fashion or when the pressure is on, like a cringefail, pathetic man.

Yet, there's no middle ground! You can either succeed/succeed at killing, or you can fail/choke to death yourself. But what about a murder method that involves choking, that does succeed?

That is why I propose: "to garrote."

Yes, its literal definition alludes to a form of medieval execution that I think Rafal wouldn't be above using, and that definition is to "kill (someone) by strangulation, typically with an iron collar or a length of wire or cord."

However, I think the figurative, slang definition could be "to finally succeed after a succession of messy failures," as in, you succeed, but not right away, not immediately. Or, alternatively, you succeed, but in a less than favorable way, which could also be embarrassing in nature.