permakill

English

Etymology

perma- +‎ kill

Verb

permakill (third-person singular simple present permakills, present participle permakilling, simple past and past participle permakilled)

  1. (transitive, informal) To kill permanently, so as to prevent resurrection.
    • 2012, getter77, “Triangle Wizard R 13.02 released”, in rec.games.roguelike.announce (Usenet):
      Azathoth will no longer instantly permakill anyone who offends it. Instead 60% of max hitpoints are lost until amends are made.
    • 2014, Dana Fredsti, Plague World:
      At least the movies hadn't lied about how to permakill zombies. Shoot 'em in the head. Destroy the brain.
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