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kaputnik 

Kaputnik is a conjunction of the word "kaput" (meaning "broken, damaged, destroyed") and "Sputnik" (Russian robotic spacecraft). Meaning is obvious: something which hasn't come up to expectations.
"Kaputnik!" exclaimed John watching his RC helicopter explode in the air.
kaputnik by modrejpes August 27, 2009
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kaputnik 

a clumsy or silly person.
Eran is such a kaputnik.
kaputnik by Ariadne June 8, 2004

kaputnik 

Vanguard TV-3 sattelite, commonly known as "America's Answer to Sputnik"
The Vanguard rocket exploded, resulting to a codename "Kaputnik".
kaputnik by BalloonyJoker January 1, 2023

kaputnik 

a thousandth of a dollar
100 kaputniks make a penny.
kaputnik by foodlebug July 2, 2008
I am Kaputnik!

My buddy went to the pub last night for (karaoke), he ended up Kaputnik by the end of the night
Kaputnik by MoofusDude December 14, 2025

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026