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kaput definition

ka·put (kə po̵ot′, -po̵̅o̅t′)

adjective

Slang ruined, destroyed, defeated, etc. the toaster is kaput

Etymology: Ger kaputt, lost, ruined, broken < Fr (faire) capot, to lose all tricks (as in piquet) < capster, to capsize

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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