wipeout

See also: wipe-out and wipe out

English

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Etymology

Deverbal from wipe out.

Noun

wipeout (plural wipeouts)

  1. The act of colliding or crashing.
    The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp.
  2. Total destruction or elimination.
    The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic.
  3. (surfing) The act of falling off one's surfboard.
    Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?
    • 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:
      I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.

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