decomp

Shortening.

decomp (plural decomps)

1. (slang) A decomposed body.
   • 2007, John Leake, Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer

     "It's a decomp. There's gonna be maggots, and that means I'm gonna have nightmares."

   • 2007, John Luciew, Fatal Dead Lines

     "It helped ventilate the place, especially when he had a decomp case. The coroner's offices were pitifully outdated."

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