(informal, intransitive) To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.

To eliminate, or make extinct. / (of writers or producers) To take a character out of a television series or other work by purposefully and deliberately having them killed within the plot.

(dated, slang) To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.

The designation for a member of an organization (primarily military) who has died while on duty.

Alternative spelling of killjoy

(ice hockey) An effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.

plural of penalty kill

Alternative form of shoot the messenger

(US) Of crops, having been killed by winter weather.

(Internet) A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.