bump off

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bump off

verb bumps off · bumping off · bumped off

  1. US, idiomatic To kill, especially to murder. "Well, he's been wrong ever since I had to bump off Tim Harrigan. Talks about a fair break. As if I had a chance to let the old man get to a gun."
  2. UK, idiomatic To cut class; to play truant.

    Similar: bunk off

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verb to murder

Françaiszigouiller, faire la peau

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@misc{bump_off_2026,
  title = {bump off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bump%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}