bump-off

A form of bumpoff — A murder.

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Meanings

nounbump-off (plural bump-offs)

plural bump-offs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bumpoff.

    Scotland Yard men were searching tonight for a girl who wore a leopard skin coat, in connection with a so-called "bump-off" murder, the first of its kind in Britain.

    1936 January 26, “Seek Girl in ‘Bump-off’”, in New York Times, page 24
Cite this entry
APA

bump-off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump-off

MLA

“bump-off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump-off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bump-off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump-off.

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