murderationn.int.
/ˌməːdəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmərdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. = murder n.1 1a. Now U.S. colloquial.
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the world > life > death > killing > man-killing or homicide > murder or assassination > [noun]
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murderation1715
murdrum1767
thugdom1839
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hatchet job1925
liquidation1925
rubout1927
murder one1966
neutralization1971
1715 H. Carey Contrivances 31 3 Mob.: Come, Neighbours, let's go in, and kill every Mother's Child of 'em. Con.: Hold, I charge you to commit no Murderation—follow me, and we'll apprehend 'em.
1778 W. Kenrick Lady of Manor iii. 49 1st Coun.: Codso! here's murderation committed, I believe. Stern.: Run, fly, pursue the murderer, all of you.
1995 Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nexis) 8 Dec. 16 e Lyrically, toasters often talk of ‘murderation’, ‘Uzi’-toting and being an ‘original gangsta’.
2. U.S. regional and Caribbean. A calamitous state of affairs; a disaster. Also as int., expressing annoyance or surprise. Cf. murder n.1 5a.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun]
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murderation1862
1862 Harper's Mag. Feb. 410/1 ‘I never saw a ship [before], nor a drop of salt-water. Golly! golly! murderation!’ he exclaimed, as the boat moved out and revealed to him the shipping in the harbor.
1970 L. Bennett in J. Figueroa Caribbean Voices II. 85 Dear Departed Federation Referendum murderation.
1996 in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) When she told the woman she was dismissin her, the woman turn on her and she fire back jus as hot. Was murderation break loose in the place.
1996 in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) With the Guyana dollar dropping to a hundred to one US, you can understand prices are ‘murderation’.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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