bumpoff

See also: bump-off and bump off

English

Alternative forms

• bump-off

Etymology

bump +‎ off, from the phrasal verb.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

Noun

bumpoff (plural bumpoffs)

1. (chiefly US, slang) A murder.
   • 1944 July 23, “Slaying at Buffalo Linked to ‘Gas’ Ring”, in New York Times, page 37:

     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."

Related terms

• bump off

References

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.