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Yes, perish is playable

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"Perish" Definition

verb-intransitive

Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.
To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?” ( George Bernard Shaw).
To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish” ( A.J. Balfour).

idiom

Perish the thought Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.

verb

To become destroyed or ruined cease to exist .
To cause to die .

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