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The permanent solution to temporary problems, and the verb that ends all other verbs.

means The act of causing something to die, whether a person, an animal, an idea, or a profitable afternoon at the casino.

from From Old English cyllan, to put to death; related to quell, the soft cousin that only subdues. Same root once meant to torment before it meant to finish.

Slang flipMaking a killing means thriving, not dying.
Legal scaleLaw sorts it from murder down to accident.
Time killingThe only victimless version we celebrate.
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