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killer

[kil-er]

kill·er

[kil-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that kills.
3.
a device used by a post office for printing cancellations on postage stamps.
4.
a mark of cancellation made on a postage stamp.
5.
Slang. something or someone having a formidable impact, devastating effect, etc.: The math test was a real killer.
adjective Slang.
6.
severe; powerful: a killer cold.
7.
very difficult or demanding: a killer chess tournament.
8.
highly effective; superior: a killer recipe for fried chicken.

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tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy
raucous or querulous speech; a noisy, foolish utterance

Origin:
1525–35; kill1 + -er1

self-kill·er, noun
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killer (ˈkɪlə)
 
n
1.  a.  a person or animal that kills, esp habitually
 b.  (as modifier): a killer shark
2.  something, esp a task or activity, that is particularly taxing or exhausting
3.  (Austral), (NZ) an animal selected to be slaughtered for food

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Slang Dictionary

killer definition


  1. n.
    a marijuana cigarette. : How about a killer, Wilmer?
  2. n.
    a very funny joke. : She told a killer about a red-nosed juicer.
  3. n.
    something extraordinary. : That car is a killer. I like it!
  4. mod.
    extraordinary; great. : What a killer jacket you're wearing!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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