kerflooey
adjective
ker·floo·ey kər-ˈflü-ē 
: awry, kaput
go kerflooey
Word History
Etymology
ker-, echoic prefix + flooey
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
kerflooey
adjective
as in bankrupt
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bankrupt
- kaputt
- kaput
- slipping
- declining
- destroyed
- wrecked
- slumping
- ruined
- waning
- collapsing
- failing
- flunking
- flopping
- folding
- failed
- washing-out
- inauspicious
- unsuccessful
- hopeless
- unpromising
- no-good
- futureless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- going
- successful
- triumphant
- coming
- prosperous
- thriving
- flourishing
- promising
- booming
- palmy
- growing
- roaring
- robust