hari-kari

American  

[hahr-ee-kahr-ee, har-ee-kar-ee] / ˈhɑr iˈkɑr i, ˈhær iˈkær i /

noun

1. a variant of hara-kiri.

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hari-kari British  

/ ˌhærɪˈkɑːrɪ /

noun

1. a non-Japanese variant of hara-kiri

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Example Sentences

What will Boehner do when he’s done committing political hari-kari?

From Time • Oct. 26, 2015

A man who would prefer some recent stuff to the celebrated vintage of 18—, would commit intellectual hari-kari.

From The Social Principles of Jesus by Rauschenbusch, Walter

And it does no good to tell her that hari-kari is a Japanese or Chinese trick.

From Set in Silver by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

Now, Mrs. Norton is afraid that, if Sir Lionel scolds him much, he will commit hari-kari on the threshold of the hotel, which would be embarrassing.

From Set in Silver by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

It will be suggest to me, because I am of daimio blood"—Tamada drew himself up slightly as he claimed his nobility—"that I make hari-kari.

From A Man to His Mate by Mulford, Stockton