kapoof
intjEtymology Blend of kaput + poof. Perhaps influenced by the ka- prefix (which is a variant of ker-).
1
Informal The sound of something disappearing, or going up in smoke.
- Not long after childhood his acting career suddenly went kapoof.
intj
Etymology Blend of kaput + poof. Perhaps influenced by the ka- prefix (which is a variant of ker-).
Informal The sound of something disappearing, or going up in smoke.
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