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KISS OF DEATH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kiss of death mean?
• KISS OF DEATH (noun)
The noun KISS OF DEATH has 1 sense:
1. something that is ruinous
Familiarity information: KISS OF DEATH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that is ruinous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career
Hypernyms ("kiss of death" is a kind of...):
calamity; cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster; tragedy (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune)
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