domino v.
1. (Aus.) to punch.
Truth (Sydney) 13 Jan. 5/6: The constable crept up with the fugitive and [...] ‘dominoed’ him with his first seveal times until the young fellow cried bitterly for mercy. |
2. (Aus.) to kill.
Digger Dialects 20: domino (vb.) — To kill. | ||
(con. WWI) Gloss. of Sl. [...] in the A.I.F. 1921–1924 (rev. t/s) n.p.: domino. To kill; to knock out. | ||
(con. 1940s) Sowers of the Wind 27: We could all be dominoed and chucked into a sewer. |
3. (US black) to stop.
Jives of Dr. Hepcat (1989) 5: And Prof, when we do this you can domino because it will be the lick. |