Lizet Elaine (simplyn2deep) wrote in 1_million_words,
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Word of the Day 01/22/16 Kerflooey

Kerflooey (adverb)
kerflooey [ker-floo-ee]

adverb, go kerflooey
1. Informal. to cease functioning, especially suddenly and completely; fall apart; fail: As soon as the storm hit, every light in town went kerflooey.

Origin: see ker-, flooey

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