rubout

[ruhb-out]

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noun Slang.

a murder or assassination.

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Origin of rubout

1925–30, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rub out

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murder crime manslaughter assassination death hit butchery ride carnage bloodshed offing erase rubout

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Historical Examples

It looks as though somebody put somebody on the spot for a rubout.
"And That's How It Was, Officer"
Ralph Sholto