English Explanatory Dictionary

kaput

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Out of order; not working.

Pronunciation

/kəˈpʊt/ /kəˈpuːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaput.wav En-au-kaputt.ogg

Word forms

kaput kaputt

Etymology

Borrowed from German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”). Cognate to Dutch kapot. Doublet of capot and capote.

Synonyms

broken bad borked broken-down bum bung busted cactused crocked dead Donald Ducked down duff faulty flaky FUBAR fucked fuckered up inoperative janky jiggered kaput knackered malfunctioning munted nonfunctional nonoperational offline off one's feed on the blink on the fritz out out of commission out of gas out of kilter out of order out of service out of sorts out of whack screwed up stuffed tits up toes up tore up unfunctional

Derived words

kapoof kaputness kaputski
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