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bumpoff

bumpoff noun: a murder.

Noun

bumpoff (plural bumpoffs)

  1. (US, slang) A murder.
    • Frank Buttitta, 28, victim of what police termed a "gang bumpoff," was identified today by Eugene J. Donnelly, assistant Federal attorney, as "the chief Buffalo area distributor for a western New York ring which produced counterfeit gasoline coupons."1944 July 23, “Slaying at Buffalo Linked to ‘Gas’ Ring”, in New York Times, page 37

Forms of bumpoff

pluralbumpoffs
alternative formbump-off

Origin of bumpoff

From bump + off, from the phrasal verb.

Questions about bumpoff

What does bumpoff mean?
Bumpoff means a murder.
What part of speech is bumpoff?
Bumpoff is a noun.
What is the plural of bumpoff?
The plural of bumpoff is bumpoffs.

Words near bumpoff in the dictionary

  1. bumpkinly
  2. bumpkins
  3. bumpless
  4. bumplessness
  5. bumplike
  6. bumpoff
  7. bumpoffs
  8. bumpological
  9. bumpologist
  10. bumpologists
  11. bumpology

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