kerflooey

adjective

Definition of kerflooeynext
as in bankrupt

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  1. bankrupt
  2. declining
  3. wrecked
Adjective
  • The Dodgers weren’t actually bankrupt at the time, but then owner Frank McCourt used the process to keep MLB from seizing the team.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Security at the bankrupt development was lax but oversight has since been improved, Petty said, with round-the-clock security guards, cameras, laser devices and tall metal walls topped with razor wire.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of bankrupt
Adjective
  • While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.
    — Fox News, Fox News, 15 May 2020
Definition of declining
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  • The attack reduced the house to rubble and wrecked outbuildings and cars.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Police and first responders were already on scene, cutting the roof off the wrecked car to rescue the individuals inside, who were put into ambulances.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of wrecked
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