napoo
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napoo
Where it comes from
World War I British and ANZAC army slang, probably a corruption of French “il n′y a plus” (“there is no more”).
adjective
- Finished, dead, no more, gone; non-existent. What shall I do? / My poor old dug-out is napoo.
- Dead. ‘Hey, Bill, where′s Charles?’ / ‘Napoo.’ / ‘What?’ / ‘Yes. He was out on a listening post and lit a cigarette. Sniper got him.’
verb napoos · napooing · napooed
- To finish; to put an end to; to kill. He will napoo the rations.
interjection narpoo
- There is no more. “[…]Finish! Napoo!” and he spread his hands expressively, holding the cup upside down with the cloth hanging out of it, before he went on: “But it hasn't come to that yet.[…]”
Translations
Talk about this word "napoo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/napoo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. napoo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/napoo "napoo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/napoo.Cite this
@misc{napoo_2026,
title = {napoo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/napoo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
