wipeout

or wipe-out

[ wahyp-out ]

/ ˈwaɪpˌaʊt /

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noun

Informal. destruction, annihilation, or murder.

Informal. (in sports) a decisive defeat.

a fall from a surfboard.

Slang. a total or complete failure: to suffer a wipeout in the stock market.

Slang. complete physical exhaustion.

Origin of wipeout

First recorded in 1920–25; noun use of verb phrase wipe out

Words nearby wipeout

winze, WIP, wipe, wiped-out, wipe off the map, wipeout, wiper, wipe the slate clean, WIPO, Wiradjuri, wire

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Example sentences from the Web for wipeout

The 2014 election was a wipeout, progressives say, because Democrats lacked a bold economic message to inspire voters.
Progressives: Big Ideas Will Win Us 2016|David Freedlander|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Santorum had been able to face Romney one-on-one it would have been a wipeout.
Romney’s Dixie Debacle in Mississippi and Alabama Primaries|Paul Begala|March 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As Republicans faced their own wipeout in 2006, conservative commentators penned plenty of pieces along the same lines.
Five Signs the Dems are Doomed|Benjamin Sarlin|October 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for wipeout

wipe out

verb (adverb)

(tr) to destroy completely; eradicate

(tr) informal to murder or kill

(intr) to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard

noun wipeout

an act or instance of wiping out

the interference of one radio signal by another so that reception is impossible

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