Words & TermsWar, service and history
napoo
Finished, gone, used up or dead; historically also an imperative sense of 'go away'.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “napoo” means finished, gone, used up or dead; historically also an imperative sense of 'go away'.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre's AIF material records napoo as First World War soldiers' slang from French il n'y en a plus.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical