end of

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end of

1. (idiomatic, colloquial, UK) Ellipsis of end of story.
   • 1997, “Drop Dead Gorgeous”, performed by Republica:

     End of, stop sulking / Get out, you're walkin' / Too bad, I've spoken / But when I look at you you're forgiven

   • 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 261:

     ‘I came round here to try and help you.’
     ‘But no one in here is looking for your help, Keisha! This is it! I ain't looking for you, end of.’

   • 2019 July 3, Baroness Smith of Basildon,, “Brexit: Appointment of Joint Committee”, in parliamentary debates (House of Lords)‎^[1], volume 798, column 1445:

     Boris Johnson, never one to fuss about detail, does not realise that without a deal there will be no implementation period. No withdrawal agreement means just that—no agreement. Just out. End of. But as both contenders now consider no deal a serious option, we need to be 100% honest about the implications[.]

   • 2023 June 14, Adrian Chiles, “Drinking alcohol is bad for you – end of. Ignore the headlines that claim otherwise”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     But if you search up a list of news stories on the subject over the years you find, as with the climate crisis, an overwhelming consensus: alcohol is really quite bad for you, end of.

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