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bumped off; bumping off; bumps off
Definition of bump off
: to murder casually or cold-bloodedly
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Synonyms for bump off
Synonyms
- assassinate,
- croak
- [slang],
- dispatch,
- do in,
- execute,
- get,
- ice
- [slang],
- knock off,
- liquidate,
- murder,
- neutralize,
- off
- [slang],
- put away,
- rub out,
- slay,
- snuff,
- take out,
- terminate,
- whack
- [slang]
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The first known use of bump off was in 1907
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