How do you pronounce kerflooey?

The recorded pronunciation is /kə(ɹ)ˈfluː.i/.

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kerflooey

/kə(ɹ)ˈfluː.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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American usage; Slang

"Until our economy went kerflooey, it was a whimsical reverie about the life that you could swap for the one that you were leading."

kerflewie (alternative) kerflewy (alternative) kaflewy (alternative)

How do you pronounce kerflooey?: The recorded pronunciation is /kə(ɹ)ˈfluː.i/.
What does kerflooey mean?: kaput

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