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bumpoff en · NOUN

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Etymology

From bump + off, from the phrasal verb.

Meanings

1. (US, slang) A murder.
   • Frank Buttitta, 28, victim of what police termed a "gang bumpoff," was identified today by Eugene J. Donnelly, assistant Federal attorney, as "the chief Buffalo area distributor for a western New York ring which produced counterfeit gasoline coupons." 1944 July 23, “Slaying at Buffalo Linked to ‘Gas’ Ring”, in New York Times, page 37:

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