English Explanatory Dictionary

napoo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Finished, dead, no more, gone; non-existent.
  2. Dead.
verb
  1. To finish; to put an end to; to kill.
intj
  1. There is no more.

Word forms

napoo napoos napooing napooed narpoo

Etymology

World War I British and ANZAC army slang, probably a corruption of French “il n′y a plus” (“there is no more”).

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