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Kevin and I are kaputski. 케빈과 나는 끝났다

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kaputski

broken, in pieces, no longer working


Etymology

German kaputt (“broken”), via Yiddish קאַפּוט‎ (kaput, “lost, dead”) + -ski (“faux-Russian suffix”), from Russian -ский (-skij, “surname suffix”)

Adjective

kaputski

comparative : more kaputski

superlative : most kaputski

(informal) broken, broken down quotations




Can be used to define objects but also relationships between people.

Kevin and I are kaputski. (Robin in "How I Met Your Mother, S07E05)

by mosbius_designs February 04, 2012




This is not a common word, and is very much slang. It means that something is broken beyond repair.


"I need a new car. My old one is kaputski (or gone kaputski.).

"I hope I get a new cell phone for my birthday. This one is kaputski."



"kaput" is a common word in English.
"kaputski" is not a common word in English.

English speakers don't use the full word "kaputski". We only use the short version of it...."kaput".

"kaput" means "broken, useless, something is no longer working or effective"


The Facebook website just went kaput! Now I can't even read my posts.

My car went kaput while I was driving on the highway.

My whole college semester has gone kaput because I failed one lousy test!

You've practiced too hard for this football game, so don't let it go kaput!

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