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rub⋅out

  [ruhb-out]
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–noun Slang.
a murder or assassination.
Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase rub out
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rub·out   (rŭb'out')   
n.   Slang

  1. A murder or killing.

  2. Destruction or obliteration: the rubout of a rival gang.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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