kerflooey

English

Alternative forms

• kerflewie
• kerflewy
• kaflewy

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə(ɹ)ˈfluː.i/

Adjective

kerflooey (not comparable)

1. (US, slang) kaput
   • 2009 February 8, David Segal, “What’s Your New Plan B?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Until our economy went kerflooey, it was a whimsical reverie about the life that you could swap for the one that you were leading.