bump off

verb

bumped off; bumping off; bumps off
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transitive verb

: to murder casually or cold-bloodedly

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Examples of bump off in a Sentence

these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way
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The jury had not yet decided on punitive damages when the settlement was reached. Meta and X, formerly Twitter, paid Trump $25 million and $10 million respectively to resolve his suits seeking damages for being bumped off the sites after the January 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025 Miller was bumped off the top power-play unit in favour of Jonathan Lekkerimäki. — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025

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First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bump off was in 1907

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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20off. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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