compromise to a permanent end en · VERB
Etymology
In imitation of John Cena in 2011 announcing the killing of Osama bin Laden at WWE Extreme Rules: The President has just announced that we have caught and compromised to a permanent end Osama bin Laden.
Meanings
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(Internet, euphemistic, humorous) To kill or destroy.
Alien’s lasting impact can be attributed to its ingenious juxtaposition of beauty and horror; not just in how the audience perceives those things, but the crew. In the alien, most of the crew sees an invincible monstrosity bent on violently compromising each and every one of them to a permanent end.
2024 October 30, Jalen Maki, “Movies You Gotta See: 45 years later, ‘Alien’ remains a titan of sci-fi horror”, in Green Bay Press Times, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026:They are strategically invading predominantly Mexican neighborhoods to search for Chuco Loco and compromise to a permanent end.
2026, Henry Barajas, Death to Pachuco, volume 4, Image Comics, →ISBN, page 1:The fact that you’re killing people by shooting them until they die isn’t so much of a concern when you’re just compromising them to a permanent end, after all.
2012 July 3, “Spec Ops: The Line is a devastating, harrowing, wonderful experience”, in LOOK, ROBOT, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026:I’m glad that I’ve banished her. I really did compromise her to a permanent end, but I’m a big fan of that Blake Monroe
2025 September 17, Toni Storm, quotee, “Toni Storm: I’m Glad I Banished Mariah May, I’m A Big Fan Of Blake Monroe”, in Fightful, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026:
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| compromised to a permanent end | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| compromised to a permanent end | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| compromises to a permanent end | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| compromising to a permanent end | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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