kaput
Use Kaput in a sentence
adjective Slang.
Idioms 1.
ruined; done for; demolished.
2.
unable to operate or continue: The washing machine is suddenly kaput.
3.
Origin:
1890–95; < German: orig. trickless (in game of piquet) < French (être) capot (to be) without tricks, i.e., make zero score
1890–95; < German: orig. trickless (in game of piquet) < French (être) capot (to be) without tricks, i.e., make zero score
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| —adj | |
| informal (postpositive) ruined, broken, or not functioning | |
| [C20: from German kaputt done for, from French être capot to have made no tricks (literally: to be hoodwinked), from capot hooded cloak] | |
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Kaput
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
kaput
1895, "finished, worn out, dead," from Ger. kaputt, probably a misunderstanding of the phrase capot machen, a partial translation of Fr. faire capot, a phrase meaning "lose all the tricks in piquet," an obsolete card game, from Fr. capot, lit. "cover, bonnet."
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Example sentences
And if your phone is kaput, you might receive a refurbished one instead of a new replacement.
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