napoo
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na·poo
variants:
or napooh \ nəˈpü \
Definition of napoo
(Entry 1 of 3)
British
—used to indicate that something is finished, incapacitated, dead, all gone, or nonexistent or that the answer is no
napoo
adjectivevariants:
or napooh \ " \
Definition of napoo (Entry 2 of 3)
slang, British
: all gone : no more : finished, incapacitated, nonexistent, dead
napoo
verbvariants:
or napooh \ " \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of napoo (Entry 3 of 3)
slang, British : to put an end to : stop, finish, incapacitate, exhaust, kill the corporal's right arm being napooed — New York Herald Tribune
slang, British : to come to an end : die
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