kerflooey en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kə(ɹ)ˈfluː.i/
Meanings
-
(US, not-comparable, slang) kaput
Until our economy went kerflooey, it was a whimsical reverie about the life that you could swap for the one that you were leading.
2009 February 8, David Segal, “What’s Your New Plan B?”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kerflewy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kerflewie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaflewy | alternative | lexicographic |