Killingly
[kil-ing-lee] /ˈkɪl ɪŋ li/
noun
1.
a town in NE Connecticut.
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- Killing zone
noun See kill zone
- Killjoy
[kil-joi] /ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ/ noun 1. a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport. /ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ/ noun 1. a person who spoils other people’s pleasure n. also kill-joy, 1776, from kill (v.) + joy. Formerly used with other stems (cf. kill-courtesy “boorish person,” kill-cow “bully, big man,” etc.). noun A morose pessimist; crape-hanger, gloomy gus
- Kill-joy
[kil-joi] /ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ/ noun 1. a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport.
- Kill or cure
Either remedy a disease or kill the patient, as in The copy chief did not like her headline for the drug, “Kill or Cure.” This expression dates from the mid-1700s, when it was already being used half-jokingly.
- Killout
noun A remarkable person or thing; kick (1950s+ Black)