kapoof

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of kaput +‎ poof. Perhaps influenced by the ka- prefix (which is a variant of ker-).

Interjection

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kapoof

  1. (informal) The sound of something disappearing, or going up in smoke.
    Not long after childhood his acting career suddenly went kapoof.