kaput

[ kah-poo t, -poot, kuh- ]

/ kɑˈpʊt, -ˈput, kə- /

ruined; done for; demolished.

unable to operate or continue: The washing machine is suddenly kaput.

go kaput, to cease functioning; break down: The old car finally went kaput.

Origin of kaput

1890–95; < German: orig. trickless (in game of piquet) < French ( être) capot (to be) without tricks, i.e., make zero score

When he emerged from his drunken stupor, his relationship with Methot was kaput.

Bogie & Bacall: A Hollywood Romance for the Ages |Marlow Stern |August 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Breaking Bad—one of the greatest television dramas of all time, with a finale that attracted 10.3 million viewers—is kaput.

‘Halt and Catch Fire’ and AMC’s Push to Reset Dramas |Andrew Romano |May 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The best idea for Depp, then, would be to embrace this idea that the category of “box-office star” is kaput, for him at least.

Johnny Depp and the ‘Lone Ranger’ Flop: Is His Career Doomed? |Kevin Fallon |July 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He thinks the fling is kaput, even though Alex threatens suicide when he leaves.

11 Creepy Movie Stalkers! |Marlow Stern |February 3, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Soon I shall take to drinking; then I shall be "Kaput" veree quick.

Hall-Marked and Others (From Six Short Plays) |John Galsworthy
They think we are 'kaput' too; they only look to the end of the war.

From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 |Philip Gibbs
When remonstrated with, they just laughed and said: "Kaput czar, kaput Russia—kaput tout," and that is all there was to it.

War Days in Brittany |Elsie Deming Jarves
Soon I shall take to drinking, then I shall be 'Kaput' very quick.

Tatterdemalion |John Galsworthy

kaput

/ (kæˈpʊt) /

(postpositive) informal ruined, broken, or not functioning

C20: from German kaputt done for, from French être capot to have made no tricks (literally: to be hoodwinked), from capot hooded cloak