English

Alternative forms

• bump-off

Noun

bumpoff ‎(plural bumpoffs)

1. (chiefly US, slang) A murder.
   • 1944, "Slaying at Buffalo Linked to ‘Gas’ Ring," New York Times, 23 Jul., p. 37:

     Frank Buttitta, 28, victim of what police termed a "gang bumpoff," was identified today by Eugene J. Donnelly, assistant Federal attorney, as "the chief Buffalo area distributor for a western New York ring which produced counterfeit gasoline coupons."

Related terms

• bump off

References

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.