English

game-end

Synonym of kill.

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    Origin

    From game + end, since killing someone or dying in-game will cause the game to end.

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    Lineage

    • partEnglishgame “A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishgame
        • inheritedOld Englishgamen “amusement, game”
    • partEnglishend “The terminal point of something in space or time.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishende
        • inheritedOld Englishende “end, extremity”
        • inheritedOld Englishened “duck”

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