Verb
go the way of the dinosaurs (third-person singular simple present goes the way of the dinosaurs, present participle going the way of the dinosaurs, simple past went the way of the dinosaurs, past participle gone the way of the dinosaurs)
(idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to become a thing of the past.
Washboards went the way of the dinosaurs when washing machines became commonplace.
Synonym: go the way of the dodo
Antonym: catch on