go kaput

phrase

informal

: to break

Our washing machine was working perfectly, and then suddenly it went kaput.

Examples of go kaput in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For instance, in situations where colleges or universities go bankrupt or go kaput, the law is pretty clear. — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023

Twitter is unlikely to go kaput, but its technology operations have become more precarious since November, seven current and former employees said. — Kate Conger, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023

Solar panels affixed to homes (and other structures) that are connected to the power grid will also go kaput during power outages. — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2022

But John Beccia, a consultant who works with financial services clients, and a former general counsel at Circle, points out that there is no legal precedent for what would happen to my assets if Circle should go kaput. — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022

If, say, 2 percent of Starlink’s satellites go kaput before they can be moved or pulled down back to Earth, that still amounts to hundreds of derelict spacecraft. — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2021

Maybe Florida won’t be ready to play emotionally after watching its College Football Playoff dreams go kaput. — Christopher Smith, al, 14 Dec. 2020

Rhymes for go kaput

• occiput
• tenderfoot
• underfoot
• afoot
• barefoot
• bigfoot
• blackfoot
• caput
• clubfoot
• cocksfoot
• crowfoot
• forefoot