I do not find that to be the case in practice, I occasionally here it used like that, but consider it misuse.
I suspect a dictionary might accept it as an 'informal' alternative to the main 'death by' definition.
I suspect a dictionary might accept it as an 'informal' alternative to the main 'death by' definition.
Laziness subsided, my Collins (complete, 2016) - which is a rather accepting dictionary of new-fangled words or usages - has only two definitions, both involving death. (1. to kill as a result of electric shock; 2. (US) to execute in an electric chair).